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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en tystnad

silence

Meaning

silence

In Swedish: tillstånd då det är tyst

Forms

Forms of tystnad
Singular, indefiniteen tystnad
Singular, definitetystnaden
Plural, indefinitetystnader
Plural, definitetystnaderna

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

Practise tystnad

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Is it en tystnad or ett tystnad?

tystnad in a sentence

  • en kompakt tystnad
    an utter silence

Questions

What does tystnad mean in English?

tystnad means “silence”.

Is it en tystnad or ett tystnad?

It is en tystnad, and “the silence” is tystnaden.

What is the plural of tystnad?

The plural of tystnad is tystnader, and the definite plural is tystnaderna.

Similar words

tysthet

Origin

tyst + -nad

Nearby common words

tystnad is number 2,137 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,133stinka stink
  • 2,134snygga tidy [oneself] up, smarten up, make presentable
  • 2,135tålamod patience
  • 2,136fiska fish, go fishing
  • 2,138bytt changed, swapped
  • 2,139skrek cried, called out
  • 2,140cykel bicycle, cycle
  • 2,141donna a (younger) woman, a donna
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