Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

övrig

other, remaining

Meaning

other; remaining

In Swedish: som är kvar, återstående

Forms

Forms of övrig
Basic form	övrig	with en-words
Neuter	övrigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	övriga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

Practise övrig

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What does övrig mean?

övrig in a sentence

övrig personal
other members of the staff
Sverige och de övriga nordiska länderna
Sweden and the other Nordic countries

Expressions

för övrigt
besides

Questions

What does övrig mean in English?

övrig means “other, remaining”.

Similar words

återstående

Origin

Calque of Middle Low German överich or German übrig, equivalent to över + -ig.

Nearby common words

övrig is number 3,332 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,328parkering parking
3,329drömd dreamed, imagined
3,330global global
3,331egenskap characteristic, property
3,333telefonsamtal phone call
3,334diskret discreet, tasteful
3,335härnäst next
3,336prick spot, dot, fellow

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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