Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett syskon

siblings, brothers and sisters

Meaning

siblings; brothers and sisters

In Swedish: bröder och/eller systrar

Forms

Forms of syskon
Singular, indefiniteett syskon
Singular, definitesyskonet
Plural, indefinitesyskon
Plural, definitesyskonen

syskon is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort syskon, det stora syskonet. Check another noun

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syskon in a sentence

  • Vi är syskon
    We are siblings
  • mina syskon
    my siblings
  • Ens bröder och systrar är ens syskon
    One's brothers and sisters are one's siblings

Words built with syskon

  • småsyskon small (younger) brothers and sisters
  • syskonbarn niece, nephew

Questions

What does syskon mean in English?

syskon means “siblings, brothers and sisters”.

Is it en syskon or ett syskon?

It is ett syskon, and “the siblings” is syskonet.

What is the plural of syskon?

syskon doesn't change in the plural: ett syskon, två syskon (definite: syskonen).

Origin

From Old Swedish systkin, systkon, systkan, syskane, söszkone, from Old Norse systkin‚ from Runic Swedish systgini.

Nearby common words

syskon is number 3,937 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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