Swedish noun

en vishet

wisdom

Meaning

wisdom

Forms

Forms of vishet
Singular, indefiniteen vishet
Singular, definitevisheten
Plural, indefinitevisheter
Plural, definitevisheterna

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

Practise vishet

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Is it en vishet or ett vishet?

vishet in a sentence

  • Herrens fruktan är vishetens begynnelse.
    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Questions

What does vishet mean in English?

vishet means “wisdom”.

Is it en vishet or ett vishet?

It is en vishet, and “the wisdom” is visheten.

What is the plural of vishet?

The plural of vishet is visheter, and the definite plural is visheterna.

Origin

From Old Swedish vishet, equivalent to vis + -het.

Nearby common words

vishet is number 8,950 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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