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Swedish adjective · noun· top 5,000 most common

suverän

supreme, superb, excellent, sovereign

suverän as an adjective

Meaning

supreme; superb; excellent; sovereign

In Swedish: överlägset skicklig

Forms

Forms of suverän
Basic formsuveränwith en-words
Neutersuveräntwith ett-words
Plural and definitesuveränaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativesuveränare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativesuveränast“-est”, “most …”

suverän as a noun(en suverän)

Meaning

a sovereign, a monarch, a supreme ruler, an autocrat

Forms

Forms of suverän
Singular, indefiniteen suverän
Singular, definitesuveränen
Plural, indefinitesuveräner
Plural, definitesuveränerna

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

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What does suverän mean?

suverän in a sentence

  • hon var en suverän segrare
    she was a supreme winner
  • en suverän stat
    a sovereign state

Questions

What does suverän mean in English?

suverän means “supreme, superb”.

Is it en suverän or ett suverän?

It is en suverän, and “the a sovereign” is suveränen.

What is the plural of suverän?

The plural of suverän is suveräner, and the definite plural is suveränerna.

Similar words

utomordentligenastående

Origin

From French souverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus, from Latin super (“above”).

Nearby common words

suverän is number 3,313 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,309tempel temple, tempel
  • 3,310besvära bother, trouble
  • 3,311handduk a towel (cloth for drying)
  • 3,312skalla clang, ring, blast; resound, head
  • 3,314våt wet
  • 3,315spana be on the look-out (for), search (for)
  • 3,316paketet package
  • 3,317kola kick the bucket
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary