Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en zombie

zombie/ˈsɔmbɪ/

Meaning

zombie

In Swedish: slö och ointresserad person

Forms

Forms of zombie
Singular, indefiniteen zombie
Singular, definitezombien
Plural, indefinitezombies
Plural, definitezombierna

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

Practise zombie

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Is it en zombie or ett zombie?

Questions

What does zombie mean in English?

zombie means “zombie”.

Is it en zombie or ett zombie?

It is en zombie, and “the zombie” is zombien.

What is the plural of zombie?

The plural of zombie is zombies, and the definite plural is zombierna.

Origin

Borrowed from English zombie, from a Bantu language.

Nearby common words

zombie is number 2,565 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,561läcka leak
  • 2,562rikta direct, straighten (out)
  • 2,563häng hanging out (the act of casually residing)
  • 2,564väst waistcoat, vest, west
  • 2,566beundra admire
  • 2,567datum date
  • 2,568bryt slang translation of the English noun break, based on the verb bryta, corresponding to various Swedish nouns ending in -brott.
  • 2,569batteri battery, rhythm section
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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