Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en vikt

weight, importanceAlso the supine of vika./vɪkt/

Meaning

weight; importance

In Swedish: vad något väger; tyngd

Forms

Forms of vikt
Singular, indefiniteen vikt
Singular, definitevikten
Plural, indefinitevikter
Plural, definitevikterna

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

Practise vikt

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Is it en vikt or ett vikt?

vikt in a sentence

  • mått och vikt
    weights and measures
  • gå upp i vikt
    put on weight
  • tala om vikten av att sluta röka
    speak of the importance of giving up smoking
  • fästa stor vikt vid folkopinionen
    attach great importance (weight) to public opinion
  • När man väger sig så får man reda på sin vikt
    When you weigh yourself, you find out your weight
  • gå upp/ner i vikt
    gain/lose weight
  • viktökning / viktminskning
    weight gain / weight loss
  • vara värd sin vikt i guld
    be worth one's weight in gold

Questions

What does vikt mean in English?

vikt means “weight, importance”.

Is it en vikt or ett vikt?

It is en vikt, and “the weight” is vikten.

What is the plural of vikt?

The plural of vikt is vikter, and the definite plural is vikterna.

Origin

From Low German and Middle Low German wicht, from Old Saxon wiht, from Proto-West Germanic *wihti.

Nearby common words

vikt is number 2,322 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