Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett vin

wineAlso the imperative of vina./viːn/

Meaning

wine

In Swedish: alkoholdryck gjord på vindruvor (el. annan frukt); vindruvor

Forms

Forms of vin
Singular, indefiniteett vin
Singular, definitevinet
Plural, indefiniteviner
Plural, definitevinerna

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

Practise vin

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Is it en vin or ett vin?

Questions

What does vin mean in English?

vin means “wine”.

Is it en vin or ett vin?

It is ett vin, and “the wine” is vinet.

What is the plural of vin?

The plural of vin is viner, and the definite plural is vinerna.

Similar words

rödtjut

Origin

From Old Swedish vin, from Old Norse vín, ultimately from Latin vinum.

Nearby common words

vin is number 1,168 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