Swedish adverb · noun· top 5,000 most common

vilt

wildly, wildly, furiously, fiercely, quite, totally, entirelyAlso the neuter form of vild.

vilt as an adverb

Meaning

wildly; wildly, furiously, fiercely; quite, totally, entirely

vilt as a noun(ett vilt)

Meaning

wild

In Swedish: vilda djur

Forms

Forms of vilt
Singular, indefiniteett vilt
Singular, definiteviltet
Plural, indefinitevilt
Plural, definitevilten

vilt is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort vilt, det stora viltet. Check another noun

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What does vilt mean?

vilt in a sentence

  • växa vilt
    grow wild
  • vilt främmande människor
    entirely unknown people

Words built with vilt

  • viltvård wild animals, game

Questions

What does vilt mean in English?

vilt means “wildly, wildly, furiously, fiercely”.

Is it en vilt or ett vilt?

It is ett vilt, and “the wild” is viltet.

What is the plural of vilt?

vilt doesn't change in the plural: ett vilt, två vilt (definite: vilten).

Origin

Used as a noun already in German Wild, Middle Low German and Old English, so it is not a noun created recently from the adjective vild.

Nearby common words

vilt is number 4,541 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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