Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en vise

a queen bee

Meaning

a queen bee

Forms

Forms of vise
Singular, indefiniteen vise
Singular, definitevisen
Plural, indefinitevisar
Plural, definitevisarna

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

Practise vise

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Is it en vise or ett vise?

Questions

What does vise mean in English?

vise means “a queen bee”.

Is it en vise or ett vise?

It is en vise, and “the a queen bee” is visen.

What is the plural of vise?

The plural of vise is visar, and the definite plural is visarna.

Nearby common words

vise is number 1,042 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. Browse the dictionary