Swedish noun · adjective· top 5,000 most common

en vind

wind, attic/vɪnd/

vind as a noun(en vind)

Meaning

wind; attic

In Swedish: luft i rörelse, blåst

Forms

Forms of vind
Singular, indefinite	en vind
Singular, definite	vinden
Plural, indefinite	vindar
Plural, definite	vindarna

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

vind as an adjective

Meaning

warped

In Swedish: sned, skev

Forms

Forms of vind
Basic form	vind	with en-words
Neuter	vint	with ett-words
Plural and definite	vinda	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	vindare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	vindast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise vind

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Is it en vind or ett vind?

vind in a sentence

vinden ökar
the wind is rising (getting stronger)
västlig vind
west wind
på vinden
in the attic
uppe på vinden
up in the attic

Expressions

lämna någon el. något vind för våg
leave sby or sth. to take care of himself (herself, itself)

Words built with vind

vindstyrka wind force
motvind headwind
vindsvåning attic apartment, penthouse

Questions

What does vind mean in English?

vind means “wind, attic”.

Is it en vind or ett vind?

It is en vind, and “the wind” is vinden.

What is the plural of vind?

The plural of vind is vindar, and the definite plural is vindarna.

Similar words

snedblåst

Origin

From Old Swedish vinder, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Nearby common words

vind is number 2,022 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,017elva eleven
2,018legat lain
2,019bråk row, trouble
2,020rörd moved
2,023skum murky, dark
2,024storlek size
2,025myndighet majority, authority
2,026rike country, state

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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