Swedish
/ˈswiː.dɪʃ/
Swedish proper noun: a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland, and by a very small minority in Estonia.
Proper noun
Swedish (countable and uncountable, plural Swedishes)
Adjective
Swedish (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Sweden.
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- Of or pertaining to the Swedish language.
Swedish meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Indonesian
Swedish in Hindi
- language
- स्वीडिश svīḍiś, स्वीडियाई svīḍiyāī
- of or pertaining to Sweden
- स्वीडिश svīḍiś, स्वीडियाई svīḍiyāī
- of or pertaining to the Swedish language
- स्वीडिश svīḍiś, स्वीडियाई svīḍiyāī
Swedish in Bengali
- language
- সুইডীয় ভাষা suiḍiẏo bhaśa
- of or pertaining to Sweden
- সুইডিশ suiḍiś, সুইডীয় suiḍiẏo
Swedish in Arabic
- language
- سُوَيْدِيَّة suwēdiyya
- of or pertaining to Sweden
- سُوَيْدِيّ suwēdiyy
- of or pertaining to the Swedish language
- سُوَيْدِيّ suwaydiyy
Swedish in Indonesian
- language
- bahasa Swedia
- of or pertaining to Sweden
- Swedia
More languagesFewer languages
- Swedish in Persian
- سوئدی su'edi
- Swedish in Thai
- สวีเดน sà-wii-den
- Swedish in Vietnamese
- tiếng Thụy Điển, tiếng Thụy-Điển
- Swedish in Myanmar
- ဆွီဒင် hcwidang
- Dhivehi
- ސުވެޑިޝް suveḍiš
Forms of Swedish
| plural | Swedishes |
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Origin of Swedish
From Swede + -ish. Cognate with Dutch Zweeds, German Schwedisch.
Words formed from Swedish
- Finland Swedish
- Old Swedish
- Rinkeby Swedish
- Swedishize
- Swedish bitters
- Swedish Blue
- Swedish drink
- Swedish fish
- Swedishization
- Swedish ladder
- Swedish limpa bread
- Swedishly
- Swedish massage
- Swedish meatball
- Swedish mile
- Swedishness
- Swedish relay
- Swedish Rite
- Swedish rye bread
- Swedish Sign Language
- Swedish sumac
- Swedish torch
- Swedish turnip
- Swenglish
Phrases with Swedish
- Swedish Blues
- Swedish miles
- Swedish model
- Swedish drinks
- Swedish Empire
- Swedish wrench
- Swedish ladders
- Swedish torches
- Swedish turnips
- Swedish Elkhound
- Swedish Lapphund
- Swedish massages
7 more phrasesFewer phrases
Questions about Swedish
- What does Swedish mean?
- Swedish means a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland, and by a very small minority in Estonia.
- What is Swedish in Hindi?
- Swedish in Hindi is स्वीडिश (svīḍiś), स्वीडियाई (svīḍiyāī). See Swedish meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Swedish?
- Swedish can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Swedish?
- Swedish is pronounced /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/.
Words near Swedish in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Swedish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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