Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett äventyr

adventure

Meaning

adventure

In Swedish: spännande upplevelse

Forms

Forms of äventyr
Singular, indefiniteett äventyr
Singular, definiteäventyret
Plural, indefiniteäventyr
Plural, definiteäventyren

äventyr is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort äventyr, det stora äventyret. Check another noun

Practise äventyr

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Is it en äventyr or ett äventyr?

Words built with äventyr

  • äventyrsfilm adventure film

Questions

What does äventyr mean in English?

äventyr means “adventure”.

Is it en äventyr or ett äventyr?

It is ett äventyr, and “the adventure” is äventyret.

What is the plural of äventyr?

äventyr doesn't change in the plural: ett äventyr, två äventyr (definite: äventyren).

Similar words

eskapad

Origin

From late Old Norse æfintýr, from Middle Low German eventü̂r, from Middle French adventure (“aventure”).

Nearby common words

äventyr is number 2,474 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary