Swedish
14
3.5
- noun
- /ˈswidɪʃ/
:
sueco
- I enjoyed learning Swedish because it is a fascinating language with a rich history.
For some reason, the kid at the school is writing down different phrases in French and in Swedish.
- For some reason, the kid at the school is writing down different phrases in French and in Swedish.
- And I just found out a couple of days ago that from my publisher, we have books that they're a group of poets in Sweden who are translating it into Swedish.
Examples
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Michael's work has been published in French and Swedish; this selection is his first appearance in English translation.
Fiction book (1995) -
"I was in school in the '70s and I was forced to speak Swedish with my friends," she says.
Academic text (2008) -
What do I have to do, say it in Swedish?
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"I'm going to major in Swedish at college," I announced when I got home.
Fiction book (2002) -
But when I was learning the language, Swedish just had no relevance to me.
Blog text (24) -
I can understand spoken and written Swedish pretty well, but communicating in it is a problem.
Blog text (24) -
I hardly know any Swedish, and I'm sure they won't be interested in anything I have to say.
Fiction book (1992) -
As a poet, he preferred Swedish for its colorful gutturality.
Academic text (1997) -
One of them contains missives in Swedish; the other letters and journalism originally written in Finnish.
Academic text (1997) -
The study was in Swedish and comprised 3,614 respondents over a 2-week period (53% males, 47% females).
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
A language spoken in Sweden and parts of Finland
Compounds
4
2.0
A Swedish dish of small seasoned cooked balls of meat that people serve with sauce
A nickname for the Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, famous for her clear, beautiful voice
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swedish for the language comes from the name Sweden plus the ending -ish, meaning 'of or from'. So Swedish names the language spoken mainly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.