Swedish adjective · adverb· top 1,000 most common
stolt
proud
stolt as an adjective
Meaning
proud
In Swedish: nöjd med sig själv
Forms
| Basic form | stolt | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | stolt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | stolta | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | stoltare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | stoltast | “-est”, “most …” |
stolt as an adverb
Meaning
proudly
Practise stolt
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stolt in a sentence
- hon lämnade rummet stolt och rak i ryggenshe left the room proudly and straight-backed
- hon var stolt över att vara kvinnashe was proud to be a woman
- Jag är stolt över digI'm proud of you
- stolt som en tuppproud as a cock
- Sedan kommer matadoren, den stoltaste av dem allaThen comes the matador, the proudest of them all
Questions
What does stolt mean in English?
stolt means “proud”.
Origin
From Old Swedish stolter (“majestic, beautiful, fine, proud”), from Old Norse stoltr, from Proto-Germanic *stultaz.
Nearby common words
stolt is number 805 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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