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Swedish

Swedish

105 1.8
Relates to Sweden, its people, language, or culture
  • adjective
  • /ˈswidɪʃ/
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  • Many traditional Swedish dishes include meatballs and lingonberry sauce.
  • Swedish welfare
  • Swedish law
  • Swedish government

Today are going to do a taste test of the Swedish Fish Oreos.

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Examples

  • Betty how about today you start me off with a Swedish massage, a manicure and a pedicure

  • And we are loving this NYX Swedish ice cream brand.

  • It's made by a Swedish company for the United States.

  • - Do you know any Swedish men?

  • The order was given by the Swedish Board of Agriculture.

  • It's all painted black with this traditional Swedish all natural paint.

  • I got some quality Swedish merchandise flying in.

  • We draw on empirical material from two media settings: an American magazine and a Swedish television show.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But here's my question about this Swedish company.

  • The log cabin was introduced by early Swedish settlers along the Delaware River.

    Academic text (1991)

Compounds

A Swedish dish of small seasoned cooked balls of meat that people serve with sauce

A gentle body treatment using long strokes and rubbing to relax muscles

Money people use in Sweden to buy things

A unit of length used in Sweden equal to 10 kilometers

Swedish iron
  • Specialized
9.9

A pure, strong metal made in Sweden for tools and bridges

A language spoken in Sweden and parts of Finland

A nickname for the Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, famous for her clear, beautiful voice

A moist rye bread flavored with orange peel and molasses

A moist rye bread that has molasses, spices, and orange flavour from Sweden

A large round yellow root vegetable also called rutabaga

Surface Forms

Swedish positive

Morphology

Swedish = Swede (transparent) = Swede + ish

The adjective is directly formed by adding the productive suffix '-ish' to the demonym 'Swede', so learners who know 'Swede/Sweden' can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Swedish comes from the country name Sweden plus the ending -ish, which means 'of or from'. So Swedish is used for people, things, and culture that come from Sweden.