en ätt
Meaning
family
In Swedish: släkt
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en ätt |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ätten |
| Plural, indefinite | ätter |
| Plural, definite | ätterna |
ätt is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ätt, den stora ätten. Check another noun
Practise ätt
1 / 2Is it en ätt or ett ätt?
Questions
What does ätt mean in English?
ätt means “family”.
Is it en ätt or ett ätt?
It is en ätt, and “the family” is ätten.
What is the plural of ätt?
The plural of ätt is ätter, and the definite plural is ätterna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish æt, from Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.
Nearby common words
ätt is number 9,059 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,055goding knockout, peach
- 9,056kliché cliché
- 9,057vegetarisk vegetarian
- 9,058vördnad reverence
- 9,060regnskog rainforest
- 9,061deo deodorant
- 9,062främste foremost, first (in position or rank)
- 9,064domstolsbeslut court order, court decision, court ruling
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