en sparv
Meaning
sparrow
In Swedish: en finkfågel
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sparv |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sparven |
| Plural, indefinite | sparvar |
| Plural, definite | sparvarna |
sparv is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sparv, den stora sparven. Check another noun
Practise sparv
1 / 2Is it en sparv or ett sparv?
Words built with sparv
- gråsparv house sparrow
Questions
What does sparv mean in English?
sparv means “sparrow”.
Is it en sparv or ett sparv?
It is en sparv, and “the sparrow” is sparven.
What is the plural of sparv?
The plural of sparv is sparvar, and the definite plural is sparvarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish sparver, from Old Norse spǫrr, cognate with Danish spurv, English sparrow.
Nearby common words
sparv is number 9,593 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,589obestämd indefinite
- 9,590rentav actually, in fact
- 9,591sammanslagning merger, fusion
- 9,592sensuell sensual
- 9,594matematiker mathematician (person who studies or specializes in mathematics)
- 9,595kortspel card game (any of very many games played with playing cards)
- 9,596svina to behave like a swine (contemptible person), often of rude, indecent behavior or making a mess
- 9,597oskuldsfull innocent (free from immorality), (sometimes) naive (through assuming too much good of people, due to lack of life experience or otherwise)
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