Swedish

Meaning

Name

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.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Sweden.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Swedish language.

Synonyms

Swede

the Swedish language

swedish

Swedish language

sueco

Translations

suédois

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

svedese

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

sueco

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

Schwedisch

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

Zweeds

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

sueco

suec

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

schwedisch

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

İsveççe

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

σουηδικά

σουηδικός

Σουηδικά

سويدي

🇸🇪/🇦🇽

السويدية

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈswiː.dɪʃ/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: Zweeds

Cognate with German: Schwedisch

In summary

From Swede + -ish. Cognate with Dutch Zweeds, German Schwedisch.