en viking
Meaning
Viking
In Swedish: sjöfarande nordisk krigare och handelsman från tiden före och omkring 1000-talet
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en viking |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vikingen |
| Plural, indefinite | vikingar |
| Plural, definite | vikingarna |
viking is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor viking, den stora vikingen. Check another noun
Practise viking
1 / 2Is it en viking or ett viking?
Words built with viking
- vikingaskepp Viking ship
Questions
What does viking mean in English?
viking means “Viking”.
Is it en viking or ett viking?
It is en viking, and “the Viking” is vikingen.
What is the plural of viking?
The plural of viking is vikingar, and the definite plural is vikingarna.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Old Norse víkingr.
Nearby common words
viking is number 6,501 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,497demokrat democrat
- 6,498entreprenör contractor
- 6,499planering planning
- 6,500utåt outward(s)
- 6,502fäste footing, foothold
- 6,503lekt played
- 6,504kocka to cook
- 6,505återställd recovered
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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

