Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common
vild
wild
Meaning
wild
In Swedish: som lever opåverkad av människor
Forms
| Basic form | vild | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | vilt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | vilda | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | vildare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | vildast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise vild
1 / 1What does vild mean?
vild in a sentence
- vilda djurwild animals
- vilda växterwild plants
- vilda fantasierwild fantasies
- slå vilt omkring siglash out wildly
- vara på vild flyktbe in headlong flight
- vild framfartreckless driving; rampaging
Expressions
- vild ("olovlig") strejkwildcat ("unofficial") strike
Words built with vild
- vildmark wilderness
Questions
What does vild mean in English?
vild means “wild”.
Similar words
otämjdostyrigotyglad
Origin
From Old Norse villr (“wild”) and Old Saxon wildi, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz.
Nearby common words
vild is number 1,783 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

