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Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en vita

egg whiteAlso the plural of vit.

Meaning

egg white

In Swedish: den ofärgade vätskan i ett ägg, äggvita

Forms

Forms of vita
Singular, indefiniteen vita
Singular, definitevitan
Plural, indefinitevitor
Plural, definitevitorna

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

Practise vita

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Is it en vita or ett vita?

vita in a sentence

  • gulan och vitan
    the yolk and [the] white
  • ögonvita
    white of the eye, sclera
  • frövita
    endosperm

Questions

What does vita mean in English?

vita means “egg white”.

Is it en vita or ett vita?

It is en vita, and “the egg white” is vitan.

What is the plural of vita?

The plural of vita is vitor, and the definite plural is vitorna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Nominalization of vit (“white”), perhaps from expressions like "det vita i ägget" (the white [stuff] in the egg).

Nearby common words

vita is number 916 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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