Swedish noun

en spanjor

Spaniard

Meaning

Spaniard

In Swedish: (manlig) person från Spanien

Forms

Forms of spanjor
Singular, indefinite	en spanjor
Singular, definite	spanjoren
Plural, indefinite	spanjorer
Plural, definite	spanjorerna

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

Practise spanjor

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Is it en spanjor or ett spanjor?

spanjor in a sentence

Han är spanjor.
He is Spanish / a Spaniard. [See vara for why there is no article. "Han är spansk" works as well.]
Spanjorer
Spaniards (gender-neutral)

Questions

What does spanjor mean in English?

spanjor means “Spaniard”.

Is it en spanjor or ett spanjor?

It is en spanjor, and “the Spaniard” is spanjoren.

What is the plural of spanjor?

The plural of spanjor is spanjorer, and the definite plural is spanjorerna.

Origin

From Old Swedish spaniol, from Spanish español.

Nearby common words

spanjor is number 7,159 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,155attrahera attract
7,156grinig whiny, fretful, fault-finding, particular
7,157omväg detour
7,158åtgärda attend to, action
7,160angav mentioned, stated
7,161kvickt fast (within a short time), quickly
7,162missbruk abuse
7,163tillvaro existence, life

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