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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en skönhet

beauty

Meaning

beauty

In Swedish: egenskapen att vara vacker

Forms

Forms of skönhet
Singular, indefiniteen skönhet
Singular, definiteskönheten
Plural, indefiniteskönheter
Plural, definiteskönheterna

skönhet is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skönhet, den stora skönheten. Check another noun

Practise skönhet

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Is it en skönhet or ett skönhet?

skönhet in a sentence

  • en firad skönhet
    a celebrated beauty
  • skulpturens skönhet
    the beauty of the sculpture
  • skönheten och odjuret
    the beauty and the beast

Words built with skönhet

  • skönhetsupplevelse aesthetic experience
  • skönhetsmedel cosmetic

Questions

What does skönhet mean in English?

skönhet means “beauty”.

Is it en skönhet or ett skönhet?

It is en skönhet, and “the beauty” is skönheten.

What is the plural of skönhet?

The plural of skönhet is skönheter, and the definite plural is skönheterna.

Similar words

fägringvacker

Origin

skön + -het

Nearby common words

skönhet is number 2,060 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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