Swedish noun

en veteran

veteran/vɛtɛˈrɑːn/

Meaning

veteran

In Swedish: person som har stor erfarenhet inom ett visst område

Forms

Forms of veteran
Singular, indefiniteen veteran
Singular, definiteveteranen
Plural, indefiniteveteraner
Plural, definiteveteranerna

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

Practise veteran

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Is it en veteran or ett veteran?

Questions

What does veteran mean in English?

veteran means “veteran”.

Is it en veteran or ett veteran?

It is en veteran, and “the veteran” is veteranen.

What is the plural of veteran?

The plural of veteran is veteraner, and the definite plural is veteranerna.

Origin

From Latin veterānus.

Nearby common words

veteran is number 6,363 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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