Swedish noun

en ärkebiskop

an archbishop/ˈærːkɛbɪsːˌkɔp/

Meaning

an archbishop

Forms

Forms of ärkebiskop
Singular, indefiniteen ärkebiskop
Singular, definiteärkebiskopen
Plural, indefiniteärkebiskopar
Plural, definiteärkebiskoparna

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

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Is it en ärkebiskop or ett ärkebiskop?

Questions

What does ärkebiskop mean in English?

ärkebiskop means “an archbishop”.

Is it en ärkebiskop or ett ärkebiskop?

It is en ärkebiskop, and “the an archbishop” is ärkebiskopen.

What is the plural of ärkebiskop?

The plural of ärkebiskop is ärkebiskopar, and the definite plural is ärkebiskoparna.

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish ærkebiskoper, from Runic Swedish ærki biskup, equivalent to ärke- + biskop

Nearby common words

ärkebiskop is number 7,745 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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