Swedish
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: swēd'ĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈswiːdɪʃ/
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Noun
Swedish (uncountable)
- The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.
Hypernyms
- East Scandinavian
- East Scandinavian language
Translations
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See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Swedish terms
- Appendix:Swedish Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Swedish
Further reading
- Swedish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ISO 639-1 code sv, ISO 639-3 code swe
- Ethnologue entry for Swedish, sv
Adjective
Swedish (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Sweden.
- Of or pertaining to the Swedish language.
Hypernyms
- East Scandinavian
Derived terms
- Swedish-Canadian
- Swedish drink
- Swedish fish
- Swedishly
- Swedish massage
- Swedish meatball
- Swedish mile
- Swedishness
- Swedish torch
- Swedish turnip
Translations
of or pertaining to Sweden
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of or pertaining to the Swedish language
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