Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett virus

virus/ˈviːrɵs/

Meaning

virus

In Swedish: mikroorganism som bär sjukdomssmitta

Forms

Forms of virus
Singular, indefinite	ett virus
Singular, definite	viruset
Plural, indefinite	virus
Plural, definite	virusen

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

Practise virus

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Is it en virus or ett virus?

Words built with virus

virusinfektion virus (viral) infection
förkylningsvirus cold virus

Questions

What does virus mean in English?

virus means “virus”.

Is it en virus or ett virus?

It is ett virus, and “the virus” is viruset.

What is the plural of virus?

virus doesn't change in the plural: ett virus, två virus (definite: virusen).

Origin

From Latin vīrus.

Nearby common words

virus is number 1,863 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,859knäcka snap, crack
1,860helikopter helicopter
1,861avdelning department, division
1,862övertyga convince
1,864båta to help (achieve something, or fail to do so), to remedy, to boot (etymology 2)
1,865lön wages, salary
1,866styr control
1,867personal staff, personnel

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