Japan

From Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, literally “sun origin”).


EU

Europeiska unionen
Europeiska unionen#Swedish

EU; initialism of Europeiska unionen (“European Union”)


euro

euro (indefinite nominative singular)
euros (genitive indefinite singular)
euron (definite nominative singular)
eurons (definite genitive singular)
euro (indefinite nominative plural)
euros (genitive indefinite plural)
eurona (definite nominative plural)
euronas (definite genitive plural)


Israel

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


bank

bank (indefinite nominative singular)
banks (genitive indefinite singular)
banken (definite nominative singular)
bankens (definite genitive singular)
banker (indefinite nominative plural)
bankers (genitive indefinite plural)
bankerna (definite nominative plural)
bankernas (definite genitive plural)

→ Elfdalian: baunka

→ Finnish: pankki

From Dutch bank, German Bank or Low German bank, all from Italian banco, from Old High German banc, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

a bank (financial institution, branch of such an institution)


Andorra

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Afghanistan

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Angola

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD.


Argentina

From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").


Bangladesh

From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengali”) + দেশ (deś, “country”).


Bahrain

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Bolivia

From Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan statesman; Bolívar's own name derives from the village of Bolibar in Spanish Biscay. Its name comes from the Basque bolu (“windmill”) and ibar (“valley”).

Simón Bolívar
Ziortza-Bolibar
sv:Bolivia


Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Bhutan

Probably ultimately from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”), traditionally considered to be derived via Sanskrit भोट-अन्त (bhoṭa-anta, “end of Tibet”).

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Botswana

From Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana.


Belize

Borrowed from Spanish Belice (atttested since 1677) as the name of the Belize River, probably from Mayan/Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water”).


Djibouti

Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)


Guatemala

/ɡʉːatɛ²mɑːla/

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Iran

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Kiribati

Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Kuwait

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein n (genitive Liechtensteins)

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Malta

Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)

Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


Mauritius

Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)


Niger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)


Nigeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Nicaragua

Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Nepal

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


Nauru

Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)


Oman

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Portugal

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


Qatar

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Sudan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Singapore

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


San Marino

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


El Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


Swaziland

(historical) Swaziland (The former name of Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa)


Tonga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Uganda

From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”).


Zimbabwe

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.


Anguilla

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original.

Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)


Barbados

From Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”), from barba (“beard”), due to the dense hanging moss or vines in the island.

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Benin

From Portuguese Benim, from Itsekiri Ubinu, from Yoruba ile ibinu (“house of vexation”).

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Brunei

Probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).


Vanuatu

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


Tuvalu

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Somalia

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Palau

Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)


Niue

Niue (an island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)


Martinique

administrative region
administrative region

Martinique (an island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, in the Caribbean)


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Dominica

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Fiji

Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise".

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Georgia

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea-Bissau n (genitive Guinea-Bissaus)

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Jordan

From Old Swedish Iordan. Cognate with Old Danish Jordanus (partially latinized).

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)


Burma

From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma).


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean; capital: Castries)


Samoa

Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


Bermuda

From the name of Juan de Bermudez, the Spanish explorer who discovered the islands in 1515. See Bermúdez.

Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)


Mayotte

territorial collectivity
territorial collectivity

Mayotte (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial collectivity, located between Africa's mainland and Madagascar)


Grenada

Grenada (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Taiwan

Republic of China
Republic of China#English

Taiwan, Republic of China (a country in East Asia)


England

→ Finnish: Englanti

From Old Swedish England, Engeland, Engelandh.


dollar

dollar (indefinite nominative singular)
dollars (genitive indefinite singular)
dollarn (definite nominative singular)
dollarns (definite genitive singular)
dollar (indefinite nominative plural)
dollars (genitive indefinite plural)
dollarna (definite nominative plural)
dollarnas (definite genitive plural)


South Australia

South Australia n (genitive South Australias)


Western Australia

Western Australia n (genitive Western Australias)

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

Western Australia (a state of Australia)


Ottawa

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)


svenska

svenska (indefinite nominative singular)
svenskas (genitive indefinite singular)
svenskan (definite nominative singular)
svenskans (definite genitive singular)
svenskor (indefinite nominative plural)
svenskors (genitive indefinite plural)
svenskorna (definite nominative plural)
svenskornas (definite genitive plural)

– Är hennes kollega också norska? – Nej, hon är svenska.
– Is her colleague also a [female] Norwegian? – No, she is a [female] Swede. [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är svensk" also works.]

två svenskor


älv

älv (indefinite nominative singular)
älvs (genitive indefinite singular)
älven (definite nominative singular)
älvens (definite genitive singular)
älvar (indefinite nominative plural)
älvars (genitive indefinite plural)
älvarna (definite nominative plural)
älvarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål elv, German Elbe.


Hawaii

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.


Amsterdam

Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; capital city of the Netherlands)


Paris

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


London

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)


Madrid

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)


dal

dal (indefinite nominative singular)
dals (genitive indefinite singular)
dalen (definite nominative singular)
dalens (definite genitive singular)
dalar (indefinite nominative plural)
dalars (genitive indefinite plural)
dalarna (definite nominative plural)
dalarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish dal, from Old Norse dalr.


Barcelona

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)


Berlin

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)

Berlin (a state of Germany, containing the capital city)


Edinburgh

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)


Kiev

Kyiv (The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast)


Los Angeles

Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)


New York

New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States)


Oslo

Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)


Hamburg

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)

Hamburg (a state of Germany containing the city of the same name)


Frankfurt

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main (the largest city in Hesse, in central Germany)


Tokyo

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)


Turin

Turin (the capital city of Piedmont, Italy)

Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, Italy)


Sofia

Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1380 as Sophia.


Holland

Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Bretagne

Brittany (an administrative region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)


berg

berg (indefinite nominative singular)
bergs (genitive indefinite singular)
berget (definite nominative singular)
bergets (definite genitive singular)
berg (indefinite nominative plural)
bergs (genitive indefinite plural)
bergen (definite nominative plural)
bergens (definite genitive plural)

Standard Swedish; not Småland and Scania

From Old Norse bjarg, berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

De besteg berget


norsk

norsk (comparative norskare, superlative norskast)

norskare (comparative)
norskast (superlative)
norsk (indefinite positive)
norskare (comparative indefinite)
norskast (indefinite superlative)
norskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
norskare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
norskast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
norska (indefinite plural positive)
norskare (comparative indefinite plural)
norskast (indefinite plural superlative)
norske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
norskare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
norskast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
norske (definite masculine positive singular)
norskare (comparative definite masculine singular)
norskaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
norska (definite positive)
norskare (comparative definite)
norskaste (definite superlative)

Norwegian (of or relating to Norway, Norwegians or the Norwegian language)


zloty

zloty (indefinite nominative singular)
zlotys (genitive indefinite singular)
zlotyn (definite nominative singular)
zlotyns (definite genitive singular)
zloty (indefinite nominative plural)
zlotys (genitive indefinite plural)
zlotyna (definite nominative plural)
zlotynas (definite genitive plural)


Gotland

From Old Norse goti + land, "Gute-land." The first element is from Proto-Germanic *gutô, whence Goth.


Öland

By surface analysis, ö + land.
Debated origin.
* Either inherited from Old Swedish øland (“island”), then cognate with English island.
* Or compound of ø (“island”) + land (“land; province”), in the sense "the land of the island". Compare with Södermanland.
Earliest known form attested since 1283 as Medieval Latin Ølandia.

ref

SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 387, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Kongo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)


Ryssland

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


nor

nor (indefinite nominative singular)
nors (genitive indefinite singular)
noret (definite nominative singular)
norets (definite genitive singular)
nor (indefinite nominative plural)
nors (genitive indefinite plural)
noren (definite nominative plural)
norens (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Swedish nor, from Proto-Germanic *narwaz. Cognate with English narrow.


Zürich

Zurich (the capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland)


Svartån

svart (“black”) + å (“river”) + -n (“the”)

af

the name of several streams or smaller rivers in different places in Sweden and Finland


golf

golf (indefinite nominative singular)
golfs (genitive indefinite singular)
golfen (definite nominative singular)
golfens (definite genitive singular)
golfer (indefinite nominative plural)
golfers (genitive indefinite plural)
golferna (definite nominative plural)
golfernas (definite genitive plural)
golf (indefinite nominative singular)
golfs (genitive indefinite singular)
golfen (definite nominative singular)
golfens (definite genitive singular)

Mexikanska golfen


strand

strand (indefinite nominative singular)
strands (genitive indefinite singular)
stranden (definite nominative singular)
strandens (definite genitive singular)
stränder (indefinite nominative plural)
stränders (genitive indefinite plural)
stränderna (definite nominative plural)
strändernas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish strand, from Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *strandō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)trAnt-.

Gläns över sjö och strand, stjärna ur fjärran. Du som i Österland tändes av Herran.

1891, “Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) [Star of Betlehem (Shine over sea [most likely in this context, though unusual – see sjö (“lake; sea”)] and shore [Maybe to be understood as "land and sea/water"])]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music):

Shine over sea and shore, star from [out of] afar. You who in the East ["East-land" – the Orient] were lit by the Lord.


Milano

Milan (the capital city of Lombardy, Italy)

Milan (a metropolitan city of Lombardy, Italy)


å

From two a’s written on top of each other; compare ä and ö.

The third to last letter of the Swedish alphabet, called å and written in the Latin script.


Indonesien

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


geisha

geisha (indefinite nominative singular)
geishas (genitive indefinite singular)
geishan (definite nominative singular)
geishans (definite genitive singular)
geishor (indefinite nominative plural)
geishors (genitive indefinite plural)
geishorna (definite nominative plural)
geishornas (definite genitive plural)


Europa

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Europe, the westernmost part of the Eurasian continent, north of Africa and west of Asia


Norge

Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)


fjord

fjord (indefinite nominative singular)
fjords (genitive indefinite singular)
fjorden (definite nominative singular)
fjordens (definite genitive singular)
fjordar (indefinite nominative plural)
fjordars (genitive indefinite plural)
fjordarna (definite nominative plural)
fjordarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish fiordher, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Doublet of fjärd.


holm

holm (indefinite nominative singular)
holms (genitive indefinite singular)
holmen (definite nominative singular)
holmens (definite genitive singular)
holmar (indefinite nominative plural)
holmars (genitive indefinite plural)
holmarna (definite nominative plural)
holmarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *hulmaz (see holme). Cognate with Old Norse holmr, Icelandic hólmur, Old Church Slavonic хлъмъ (xlŭmŭ).

islet (especially nearby river or mainland)


Zaire

(historical) Zaire (A former country (1971–1997) in Central Africa; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


meander

meander (indefinite nominative singular)
meanders (genitive indefinite singular)
meandern (definite nominative singular)
meanderns (definite genitive singular)
meander (indefinite nominative plural)
meanders (genitive indefinite plural)
meanderna (definite nominative plural)
meandernas (definite genitive plural)

From Latin Maeander, from Ancient Greek Μαίανδρος (Maíandros).


sard

sard (indefinite nominative singular)
sards (genitive indefinite singular)
sarden (definite nominative singular)
sardens (definite genitive singular)
sarder (indefinite nominative plural)
sarders (genitive indefinite plural)
sarderna (definite nominative plural)
sardernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin sardus. Doublet of sardin and sardell.


Sverige

From svea (“of the Swedes”) + rike (“realm”). From Old Swedish Sverghe, Sverighe, Sverike, Sværike. Doublet of Svea rike.

Sverige är ett land som ligger på Skandinaviska halvön i Nordeuropa

Sweden is a country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe

Sverige gränsar till Norge i väster, Finland i öster och Danmark i söder

Sweden borders Norway to the west, Finland to the east, and Denmark to the south

Sweden (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Stockholm)


Gibraltar

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)


Albanien

From Middle French Albanien, from Old French Albanie (“Albania”), from Medieval Latin Albania, from Vulgar Latin Albanus (“Albanian”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί (Albanoí, “a southern Illyrian tribe”).

der

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Armenien

From Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/) (late 6th century BC); see it for more. The Old Persian name is an exonym: see հայ (hay) for the native name.

Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


Australien

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)


Belgien

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Alaska

Borrowed from English Alaska. From Aleut alaxsxaq (“that toward which the action of the sea is directed”).


flod

flod (indefinite nominative singular)
flods (genitive indefinite singular)
floden (definite nominative singular)
flodens (definite genitive singular)
floder (indefinite nominative plural)
floders (genitive indefinite plural)
floderna (definite nominative plural)
flodernas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₃tus. Compare Danish flod, Icelandic flóð, English flood, Dutch vloed, German Flut.


Irak

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Washington

Washington (a state of the United States)

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


Tyskland

Compound of tysk (“German”) + land (“land”), where tysk share the same origin as English Teuton.
Compare Danish, Norwegian Tyskland, German Deutschland and Dutch Duitsland.

com+

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


albanska

albanska (indefinite nominative singular)
albanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
albanskan (definite nominative singular)
albanskans (definite genitive singular)
albanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
albanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
albanskorna (definite nominative plural)
albanskornas (definite genitive plural)


Spanien

Många svenskar åker på semester till Spanien

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Katalonien

Catalonia (an autonomous community of Spain)


Europeiska unionen

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Europeiska unionen c (genitive Europeiska unionens)


Algeriet

From French Algérie, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”).

der

اَلْجَزَائِر


Antarktis

From New Latin Antarctica, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντ- (ant-, “ant-, against, opposed”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”), from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).


Österrike

Calque of German Österreich, equivalent to öster (“east”) + rike (“realm, kingdom, country”).


Vitryssland

From vit (“white”) + Ryssland (“Russia”), a calque of Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ). Cognate with Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, German Weißrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, English White Russia, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.


Brasilien

From Portuguese Brasil, from brasil (“brazilwood”), originally ‘red like an ember’, from brasa (“ember”).

Brasília är huvudstaden i Brasilien.
Brasília is the capital of Brazil.

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Bulgarien

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Centralafrikanska republiken

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Centralafrikanska republiken n (genitive Centralafrikanska republikens)

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


Kroatien

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Frankrike

From Middle Low German Frankrīke, from Old Saxon *Frankrīki. The name is a compound of Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“a Frank”) and *rīkī (“kingdom”).
Equivalent to franker (“the Franks”) + rike (“realm”). Compare Danish Frankrig, Dutch Frankrijk, German Frankreich.


ordförande

ordförande (indefinite nominative singular)
ordförandes (genitive indefinite singular)
ordföranden (definite nominative singular)
ordförandens (definite genitive singular)
ordförande (indefinite nominative plural)
ordförandes (genitive indefinite plural)
ordförandena (definite nominative plural)
ordförandenas (definite genitive plural)

ord + förande, being the present participle of föra (“to lead”)


amerikansk

amerikansk (comparative mer amerikansk, superlative mest amerikansk)

mer amerikansk (comparative)
mest amerikansk (superlative)
amerikansk (indefinite positive)
mer amerikansk (comparative indefinite)
mest amerikansk (indefinite superlative)
amerikanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer amerikanskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest amerikanskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
amerikanska (indefinite plural positive)
mer amerikanska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest amerikanska (indefinite plural superlative)
amerikanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer amerikanska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest amerikanska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
amerikanske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer amerikanske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest amerikanske (definite masculine singular superlative)
amerikanska (definite positive)
mer amerikanska (comparative definite)
mest amerikanska (definite superlative)

United States of America
United States of America

American; of or pertaining to the United States of America.


amerikanska

amerikanska (indefinite nominative singular)
amerikanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
amerikanskan (definite nominative singular)
amerikanskans (definite genitive singular)
amerikanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
amerikanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
amerikanskorna (definite nominative plural)
amerikanskornas (definite genitive plural)

amerikan

used both for males and as a gender-neutral form

Hon är amerikanska
She is a [female] American [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är amerikan" also works.]

två amerikanskor

a female American (female born in, being a citizen of, or inhabiting the United States of America)


Köln

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


Slovenien

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


sjö

sjö (indefinite nominative singular)
sjös (genitive indefinite singular)
sjön (definite nominative singular)
sjöns (definite genitive singular)
sjöar (indefinite nominative plural)
sjöars (genitive indefinite plural)
sjöarna (definite nominative plural)
sjöarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish siœr, from Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. Cognate with English sea.

ocean

very large body of water, such as the Atlantic

Östersjön


Peking

Beijing, Peking (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)


Montenegro

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Amerika

United States of America
United States of America#English

(sometimes proscribed) United States of America (a country in North America)


Island

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in Europe, North Atlantic Ocean; capital: Reykjavík)


Kuba

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Moskva

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)


backe

backe (indefinite nominative singular)
backes (genitive indefinite singular)
backen (definite nominative singular)
backens (definite genitive singular)
backar (indefinite nominative plural)
backars (genitive indefinite plural)
backarna (definite nominative plural)
backarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bakki (“bank”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô.


Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


fijian

fijian (indefinite nominative singular)
fijians (genitive indefinite singular)
fijianen (definite nominative singular)
fijianens (definite genitive singular)
fijianer (indefinite nominative plural)
fijianers (genitive indefinite plural)
fijianerna (definite nominative plural)
fijianernas (definite genitive plural)


armenier

armenier (indefinite nominative singular)
armeniers (genitive indefinite singular)
armeniern (definite nominative singular)
armenierns (definite genitive singular)
armenier (indefinite nominative plural)
armeniers (genitive indefinite plural)
armenierna (definite nominative plural)
armeniernas (definite genitive plural)


Seattle

När det regnar i Seattle dör silverlaxar i bäckarna runt stan.

2020 December, Caroline Bèchade, “Ny forskning: Bildäck dödar laxar [New research: Car tires kill salmon]”, in SVT Nyheter [SVT News]:

When it rains in Seattle, silver salmon die in the small streams around the city.

Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)


amerikan

amerikan (indefinite nominative singular)
amerikans (genitive indefinite singular)
amerikanen (definite nominative singular)
amerikanens (definite genitive singular)
amerikaner (indefinite nominative plural)
amerikaners (genitive indefinite plural)
amerikanerna (definite nominative plural)
amerikanernas (definite genitive plural)

Jag är amerikan

I'm an American [See vara for why there is no article]

Amerikaner kommer från USA / Förenta staterna

an American (person born in, or a citizen or inhabitant of, the United States of America)


Hongkong

Hong Kong (a city, island, and special administrative region in southeastern China)


Irland

→ Finnish: Irlanti


Ukraina

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


bolivian

bolivian (indefinite nominative singular)
bolivians (genitive indefinite singular)
bolivianen (definite nominative singular)
bolivianens (definite genitive singular)
bolivianer (indefinite nominative plural)
bolivianers (genitive indefinite plural)
bolivianerna (definite nominative plural)
bolivianernas (definite genitive plural)


Warszawa

[va̠ɹˈʂɑ̂ːvâ̠]

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa, from Old Polish. See there for more.


Jemen

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


afghan

afghan (indefinite nominative singular)
afghans (genitive indefinite singular)
afghanen (definite nominative singular)
afghanens (definite genitive singular)
afghaner (indefinite nominative plural)
afghaners (genitive indefinite plural)
afghanerna (definite nominative plural)
afghanernas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Persian افغان (afğân, “Afghan”) via Prakrit, from Sanskrit अवगाण (avagāṇa, “Afghan”).

der+

Afghan (a person, chiefly male, from Afghanistan)


Lappland

Lapland, a historical province (landskap) in Sweden and Finland or either of the two separate parts of this province which were created as all of Finland was ceded to Russia

Lapland province, a present day province in Finland


Trinidad och Tobago

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Trinidad och Tobago n (genitive Trinidad och Tobagos)

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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands in the Caribbean)


tribunal

tribunal (indefinite nominative singular)
tribunals (genitive indefinite singular)
tribunalen (definite nominative singular)
tribunalens (definite genitive singular)
tribunaler (indefinite nominative plural)
tribunalers (genitive indefinite plural)
tribunalerna (definite nominative plural)
tribunalernas (definite genitive plural)

I stadgan får det föreskrivas att tribunalen skall biträdas av generaladvokater.

The Statute may provide for the General Court to be assisted by Advocates-General.

en ledamot av tribunalen


Marshallöarna

Marshallöarna n (genitive Marshallöarnas)

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

Marshall Islands (A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania)


Dominikanska republiken

Dominikanska republiken n (genitive Dominikanska republikens)

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


svenne

svenne (indefinite nominative singular)
svennes (genitive indefinite singular)
svennen (definite nominative singular)
svennens (definite genitive singular)
svennar (indefinite nominative plural)
svennars (genitive indefinite plural)
svennarna (definite nominative plural)
svennarnas (definite genitive plural)

Used by immigrants in Sweden in reference to ethnic Swedes. It originates from a nickname for Sven.^([citation needed])

Är han svenne?

Is he an [ethnic/native] Swede? [see vara for why there is no particle]

en fest med en massa svennar

a party with a bunch of [ethnic/native] Swedes

en typisk svenne

(colloquial, mildly ethnic slur, sometimes derogatory or humorous) an ethnic/native Swede (as opposed to someone with an immigrant background)


Danmark

From Old Norse Danmǫrk, from Old East Norse ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ (tanmaurk) ("Mark of the Danes", "land of the Danes").

Vi åkte över Öresundsbron till Danmark
We crossed the Øresund Bridge to Denmark

Köpenhamn är Danmarks huvudstad


Cypern

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Amerikas förenta stater

Amerikas förenta stater n (genitive Amerikas förenta staters)

(formal) United States of America (a country in North America)


Maldiverna

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Egypten

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Norden

Nordic countries
Nordic countries#English

Nordic countries (a group of countries in Northern Europe, consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland along with their dependencies (sometimes excluding Greenland))


kontinent

kontinent (indefinite nominative singular)
kontinents (genitive indefinite singular)
kontinenten (definite nominative singular)
kontinentens (definite genitive singular)
kontinenter (indefinite nominative plural)
kontinenters (genitive indefinite plural)
kontinenterna (definite nominative plural)
kontinenternas (definite genitive plural)

(geology) continent; a large contiguous landmass


Comorerna

Union of the Comoros
Union of the Comoros

Rare spelling of Komorerna.: Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)

Comoros (an archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte)


Georgien

Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)


Jordanien

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Östtimor

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


Amerikanska Samoa

Amerikanska Samoa n (genitive Amerikanska Samoas)

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


øl

Unadapted borrowing from Danish øl (“beer”).

ubor

Gamle Carlsbergs Øl har alltid intresserat mig, icke blott genom sina utmärkta egenskaper som øl betraktadt utan kanske mäst såsom motorn till en stor del af Köpenhamns andliga framåtskridande.

1910, Albert Engström, “Köpenhamn [Copenhagen]”, in Min 5te bok [My 5th book], page 124:

Old Carlsberg's Beer has always interested me, not only because of its excellent qualities as a beer but perhaps more so as the driving force behind a significant part of Copenhagen's intellectual progress.

Deliberate misspelling of öl (“beer”), as when it is considered Danish.


Antigua och Barbuda

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Antigua och Barbuda n (genitive Antigua och Barbudas)

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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the Caribbean)


Azerbajdzjan

Borrowed from Russian, as evidenced by the spelling of the word reflecting the transliteration of Russian Азербайджан (Azerbajdžan); the Russian ж (ž) is transliterated as ⟨zj⟩ in Swedish. From Persian آذربایجان (Âzarbâyjân), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ). See English Azerbaijan for more.

transliteration

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)

(original sense) Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan)


Madagaskar

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Luxemburg

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Vatikanstaten

head

Vatikanstaten c (genitive Vatikanstatens)

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Libanon

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


bolivianska

bolivianska (indefinite nominative singular)
bolivianskas (genitive indefinite singular)
bolivianskan (definite nominative singular)
bolivianskans (definite genitive singular)
bolivianskor (indefinite nominative plural)
bolivianskors (genitive indefinite plural)
bolivianskorna (definite nominative plural)
bolivianskornas (definite genitive plural)


boliviansk

boliviansk (indefinite positive)
bolivianskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
bolivianska (indefinite plural positive)
bolivianske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
bolivianske (definite masculine positive singular)
bolivianska (definite positive)


Bosnien och Hercegovina

Bosnien och Hercegovina n (genitive Bosnien och Hercegovinas)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Bosnien-Hercegovina

Bosnien-Hercegovina n (genitive Bosnien-Hercegovinas)


Brittiska Jungfruöarna

Brittiska Jungfruöarna c pl (genitive Brittiska Jungfruöarnas)

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)


Caymanöarna

Cayman Islands (three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)


Cooköarna

Cook Islands
Cook Islands#English:_Q26988

Cook Islands (An archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand)


Elfenbenskusten

Elfenbenskusten n (genitive Elfenbenskustens)

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Ekvatorialguinea

Ekvatorialguinea n (genitive Ekvatorialguineas)

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Falklandsöarna

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English:_Q9648

Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


Filippinerna

(the) Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


australier

australier (indefinite nominative singular)
australiers (genitive indefinite singular)
australiern (definite nominative singular)
australierns (definite genitive singular)
australier (indefinite nominative plural)
australiers (genitive indefinite plural)
australierna (definite nominative plural)
australiernas (definite genitive plural)


Franska Guyana

Franska Guyana n (genitive Franska Guyanas)

French Guiana
French Guiana#English:_Q3769

administrative region
administrative region

French Guiana (an overseas department and administrative region of France in South America)


Grekland

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


bäck

bäck (indefinite nominative singular)
bäcks (genitive indefinite singular)
bäcken (definite nominative singular)
bäckens (definite genitive singular)
bäckar (indefinite nominative plural)
bäckars (genitive indefinite plural)
bäckarna (definite nominative plural)
bäckarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish bækker, from Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog-. Compare English beck


Kap Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Kirgizistan

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


andorran

andorran (indefinite nominative singular)
andorrans (genitive indefinite singular)
andorranen (definite nominative singular)
andorranens (definite genitive singular)
andorraner (indefinite nominative plural)
andorraners (genitive indefinite plural)
andorranerna (definite nominative plural)
andorranernas (definite genitive plural)

Andorran; person, chiefly male, from Andorra


angolan

angolan (indefinite nominative singular)
angolans (genitive indefinite singular)
angolanen (definite nominative singular)
angolanens (definite genitive singular)
angolaner (indefinite nominative plural)
angolaners (genitive indefinite plural)
angolanerna (definite nominative plural)
angolanernas (definite genitive plural)

Angolan (person, chiefly male, from Angola)


antiguan

antiguan (indefinite nominative singular)
antiguans (genitive indefinite singular)
antiguanen (definite nominative singular)
antiguanens (definite genitive singular)
antiguaner (indefinite nominative plural)
antiguaners (genitive indefinite plural)
antiguanerna (definite nominative plural)
antiguanernas (definite genitive plural)

Antiguan; person, chiefly male, from Antigua


malawier

malawier (indefinite nominative singular)
malawiers (genitive indefinite singular)
malawiern (definite nominative singular)
malawierns (definite genitive singular)
malawier (indefinite nominative plural)
malawiers (genitive indefinite plural)
malawierna (definite nominative plural)
malawiernas (definite genitive plural)


malier

malier (indefinite nominative singular)
maliers (genitive indefinite singular)
maliern (definite nominative singular)
malierns (definite genitive singular)
malier (indefinite nominative plural)
maliers (genitive indefinite plural)
malierna (definite nominative plural)
maliernas (definite genitive plural)


palauer

palauer (indefinite nominative singular)
palauers (genitive indefinite singular)
palauern (definite nominative singular)
palauerns (definite genitive singular)
palauer (indefinite nominative plural)
palauers (genitive indefinite plural)
palauerna (definite nominative plural)
palauernas (definite genitive plural)


panaman

panaman (indefinite nominative singular)
panamans (genitive indefinite singular)
panamanen (definite nominative singular)
panamanens (definite genitive singular)
panamaner (indefinite nominative plural)
panamaners (genitive indefinite plural)
panamanerna (definite nominative plural)
panamanernas (definite genitive plural)


papuan

papuan (indefinite nominative singular)
papuans (genitive indefinite singular)
papuanen (definite nominative singular)
papuanens (definite genitive singular)
papuaner (indefinite nominative plural)
papuaners (genitive indefinite plural)
papuanerna (definite nominative plural)
papuanernas (definite genitive plural)


paraguayan

paraguayan (indefinite nominative singular)
paraguayans (genitive indefinite singular)
paraguayanen (definite nominative singular)
paraguayanens (definite genitive singular)
paraguayaner (indefinite nominative plural)
paraguayaners (genitive indefinite plural)
paraguayanerna (definite nominative plural)
paraguayanernas (definite genitive plural)


peruan

peruan (indefinite nominative singular)
peruans (genitive indefinite singular)
peruanen (definite nominative singular)
peruanens (definite genitive singular)
peruaner (indefinite nominative plural)
peruaners (genitive indefinite plural)
peruanerna (definite nominative plural)
peruanernas (definite genitive plural)


uruguayan

uruguayan (indefinite nominative singular)
uruguayans (genitive indefinite singular)
uruguayanen (definite nominative singular)
uruguayanens (definite genitive singular)
uruguayaner (indefinite nominative plural)
uruguayaners (genitive indefinite plural)
uruguayanerna (definite nominative plural)
uruguayanernas (definite genitive plural)


afghansk

afghansk (comparative mer afghansk, superlative mest afghansk)

mer afghansk (comparative)
mest afghansk (superlative)
afghansk (indefinite positive)
mer afghansk (comparative indefinite)
mest afghansk (indefinite superlative)
afghanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer afghanskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest afghanskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
afghanska (indefinite plural positive)
mer afghanska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest afghanska (indefinite plural superlative)
afghanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer afghanska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest afghanska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
afghanske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer afghanske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest afghanske (definite masculine singular superlative)
afghanska (definite positive)
mer afghanska (comparative definite)
mest afghanska (definite superlative)

Afghan (of or pertaining to Afghanistan or Afghan people)


albansk

albansk (indefinite positive)
albanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
albanska (indefinite plural positive)
albanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
albanske (definite masculine positive singular)
albanska (definite positive)


algerisk

algerisk (comparative mer algerisk, superlative mest algerisk)

mer algerisk (comparative)
mest algerisk (superlative)
algerisk (indefinite positive)
mer algerisk (comparative indefinite)
mest algerisk (indefinite superlative)
algeriskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer algeriskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest algeriskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
algeriska (indefinite plural positive)
mer algeriska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest algeriska (indefinite plural superlative)
algeriske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer algeriska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest algeriska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
algeriske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer algeriske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest algeriske (definite masculine singular superlative)
algeriska (definite positive)
mer algeriska (comparative definite)
mest algeriska (definite superlative)


andorransk

andorransk (comparative mer andorransk, superlative mest andorransk)

mer andorransk (comparative)
mest andorransk (superlative)
andorransk (indefinite positive)
mer andorransk (comparative indefinite)
mest andorransk (indefinite superlative)
andorranskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer andorranskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest andorranskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
andorranska (indefinite plural positive)
mer andorranska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest andorranska (indefinite plural superlative)
andorranske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer andorranska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest andorranska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
andorranske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer andorranske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest andorranske (definite masculine singular superlative)
andorranska (definite positive)
mer andorranska (comparative definite)
mest andorranska (definite superlative)

Andorran (of or pertaining to Andorra or Andorran people)


angolansk

angolansk (comparative mer angolansk, superlative mest angolansk)

mer angolansk (comparative)
mest angolansk (superlative)
angolansk (indefinite positive)
mer angolansk (comparative indefinite)
mest angolansk (indefinite superlative)
angolanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer angolanskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest angolanskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
angolanska (indefinite plural positive)
mer angolanska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest angolanska (indefinite plural superlative)
angolanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer angolanska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest angolanska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
angolanske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer angolanske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest angolanske (definite masculine singular superlative)
angolanska (definite positive)
mer angolanska (comparative definite)
mest angolanska (definite superlative)

Angolan (of or pertaining to Angola or Angolan people)


antiguansk

antiguansk (comparative mer antiguansk, superlative mest antiguansk)

mer antiguansk (comparative)
mest antiguansk (superlative)
antiguansk (indefinite positive)
mer antiguansk (comparative indefinite)
mest antiguansk (indefinite superlative)
antiguanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer antiguanskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest antiguanskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
antiguanska (indefinite plural positive)
mer antiguanska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest antiguanska (indefinite plural superlative)
antiguanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer antiguanska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest antiguanska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
antiguanske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer antiguanske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest antiguanske (definite masculine singular superlative)
antiguanska (definite positive)
mer antiguanska (comparative definite)
mest antiguanska (definite superlative)

Antiguan (of or pertaining to Antigua or Antiguan people)


argentinsk

argentinsk (comparative mer argentinsk, superlative mest argentinsk)

mer argentinsk (comparative)
mest argentinsk (superlative)
argentinsk (indefinite positive)
mer argentinsk (comparative indefinite)
mest argentinsk (indefinite superlative)
argentinskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer argentinskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest argentinskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
argentinska (indefinite plural positive)
mer argentinska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest argentinska (indefinite plural superlative)
argentinske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer argentinska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest argentinska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
argentinske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer argentinske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest argentinske (definite masculine singular superlative)
argentinska (definite positive)
mer argentinska (comparative definite)
mest argentinska (definite superlative)

Argentine (of or pertaining to Argentina or Argentine people)


pølse

Fatima och jag blev så småningom vänner. Det började med en femtioöring till pølse.

1964, Karl Gerhard, Med mitt goda minne, page 121:

Fatima and I eventually became friends. It started with a fifty öre coin for Danish hotdog.

Världsberömda restaurangen Noma, Röd pølse och smörrebröd i alla ära.

2018 July 17, “25 tips till godaste maten i Köpenhamn [25 tips for the tastiest food in Copenhagen]”, in Aftonbladet:

The world-famous restaurant Noma, red sausages, and smørrebrød are all well and good.

Vad det då kostade med en korv med bröd? 30 öre. 25 för pølsen och 5 för brödet.

2021 January 18, Erik Adell, “Nu har det serverats pølser på Danmarks gator i 100 år [Sausages have now been served on the streets of Denmark for 100 years]”, in P4 Malmöhus, Sveriges Radio:

What did it cost for sausage with bread? 30 öre. 25 for the sausage and 5 for the bread.

Är det okej att betala sin pølse med en 1.000-lapp? Nej, tycker danska handlare.

2023 December 17, TT News Agency, “Danskt sedelkaos – handlare vill stoppa småköp [Danish banknote chaos – retailers want to stop small purchases]”, in Dagens Industri:

Is it acceptable to pay for your sausage with a 1,000-krone note? No, say Danish retailers.

(humorous) Alternative spelling of pölse (“red Danish sausage”)


Mikronesien

Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)

Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania)


Moçambique

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Kosovo

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Kosovo (A partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Nordirland

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

Northern Ireland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom; capital: Belfast)


tysk

tysk (indefinite positive)
tyskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
tyska (indefinite plural positive)
tyske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
tyske (definite masculine positive singular)
tyska (definite positive)

From Old Swedish thysker, þȳdisker, thȳdzkir, þȳþisker, thȳdisker, (Old Norse þýðverskr), from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, from *þeudō (“folk”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

German (of or pertaining to Germany, Germans, or the German language)


tysk

tysk (indefinite nominative singular)
tysks (genitive indefinite singular)
tysken (definite nominative singular)
tyskens (definite genitive singular)
tyskar (indefinite nominative plural)
tyskars (genitive indefinite plural)
tyskarna (definite nominative plural)
tyskarnas (definite genitive plural)

Jag är tysk
I am German ["[a] German" – see vara for why there is no article]


Antwerpen

Antwerp (the capital city of Antwerp province, Belgium)


Nya Zeeland

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Papua Nya Guinea

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Papua Nya Guinea.wav

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


sump

sump (indefinite nominative singular)
sumps (genitive indefinite singular)
sumpen (definite nominative singular)
sumpens (definite genitive singular)
sumpar (indefinite nominative plural)
sumpars (genitive indefinite plural)
sumparna (definite nominative plural)
sumparnas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: sumppu

From Middle Low German sump and German Sumpf. Probably a doublet of sopp and svamp.


Pitcairnöarna

Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands#English

Pitcairn Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Pacific Ocean)


Prag

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


kap

From Old French cap, from Provençal, ultimately from Latin caput (“head”).


träsk

träsk (indefinite nominative singular)
träsks (genitive indefinite singular)
träsket (definite nominative singular)
träskets (definite genitive singular)
träsk (indefinite nominative plural)
träsks (genitive indefinite plural)
träsken (definite nominative plural)
träskens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish þræsk (compare traska), of onomatopoeic origin.

(regional, also in many place names) lake


Lyon

Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)


oas

oas (indefinite nominative singular)
oas (genitive indefinite singular)
oasen (definite nominative singular)
oasens (definite genitive singular)
oaser (indefinite nominative plural)
oasers (genitive indefinite plural)
oaserna (definite nominative plural)
oasernas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis). Cognate of German Oase, English and French oasis.


fransk

fransk (indefinite positive)
franskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
franska (indefinite plural positive)
franske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
franske (definite masculine positive singular)
franska (definite positive)

Borrowed from Middle Low German fransch, which goes back, via Old French franceis (French français), to Late Latin Franciscus. This adjective is borrowed from Frankish *frankisk (“Frankish”), which is also the source of English French (Old English Frenċisċ).

en fransk film

franska revolutionen

French (of or pertaining to France or the French language)


hav

hav (indefinite nominative singular)
havs (genitive indefinite singular)
havet (definite nominative singular)
havets (definite genitive singular)
hav (indefinite nominative plural)
havs (genitive indefinite plural)
haven (definite nominative plural)
havens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish haf, in turn inherited from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.

segla på havet

I ett hav finns det mycket vatten


Kalifornien

Borrowed from English California, from Spanish California.

California (a state of the United States)


Normandie

Normandy (an administrative region, historical province, and medieval kingdom in northwest France, on the English Channel)


sund

sund (indefinite nominative singular)
sunds (genitive indefinite singular)
sundet (definite nominative singular)
sundets (definite genitive singular)
sund (indefinite nominative plural)
sunds (genitive indefinite plural)
sunden (definite nominative plural)
sundens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundą, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥tóm.

Gibraltar sund

(geography) a strait, a sound (relatively narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water at the same level, or going between an island and the mainland or between two islands)


Düsseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Sevilla

From Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /sefela/, “plain, valley”).

der

إِشْبِيلِيَة

Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya)

Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)


Skandinavien

Scandinavia; the countries of Denmark (excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Norway and Sweden.


ström

ström (indefinite nominative singular)
ströms (genitive indefinite singular)
strömmen (definite nominative singular)
strömmens (definite genitive singular)
strömmar (indefinite nominative plural)
strömmars (genitive indefinite plural)
strömmarna (definite nominative plural)
strömmarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish strömber, from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic *straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *srówmos, from *srew- (“to flow”).

stream; any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words


tjärn

tjärn (indefinite nominative singular)
tjärns (genitive indefinite singular)
tjärnen (definite nominative singular)
tjärnens (definite genitive singular)
tjärnar (indefinite nominative plural)
tjärnars (genitive indefinite plural)
tjärnarna (definite nominative plural)
tjärnarnas (definite genitive plural)


alban

alban (indefinite nominative singular)
albans (genitive indefinite singular)
albanen (definite nominative singular)
albanens (definite genitive singular)
albaner (indefinite nominative plural)
albaners (genitive indefinite plural)
albanerna (definite nominative plural)
albanernas (definite genitive plural)

Albanian; person, chiefly male, from Albania.


nomenklatura

nomenklatura (indefinite nominative singular)
nomenklaturas (genitive indefinite singular)
nomenklaturan (definite nominative singular)
nomenklaturans (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Russian номенклату́ра (nomenklatúra), from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”), from nomen (“name”) + calare (“call”). Doublet of nomenklatur.

bor

номенклату́ра


Helsingfors

→ Dutch: Elsenfors

[hɛlsɪŋˈfɔʂː]

From Helsinge fors (literally “Helsinge rapids”), the original name of the rapids (now called Gammelstadsforsen) around which the city was founded. The initial part is probably derived from hals and can be compared to the initial part of Hälsingland and Helsingborg (also spelled Hälsingborg in the past).


Östersjön

Compound of öster (“eastern”) + sjö (“sea”).
From Old Norse Austrsjór.


Södra ishavet

head

Södra ishavet c (genitive Södra ishavets)


Södra oceanen

Södra oceanen c (genitive Södra oceanens)


Indiska oceanen

Indiska oceanen c (genitive Indiska oceanens)


Norra ishavet

Norra ishavet n (genitive Norra ishavets)


Arktiska havet

Arktisk havet n (genitive Arktiska havets)

Arktisk havet (canonical neuter)
Arktiska havets (genitive)


Köpenhamn

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Korsika

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


hed

hed (indefinite nominative singular)
heds (genitive indefinite singular)
heden (definite nominative singular)
hedens (definite genitive singular)
hedar (indefinite nominative plural)
hedars (genitive indefinite plural)
hedarna (definite nominative plural)
hedarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish heþ, from Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt-.


vulkan

vulkan (indefinite nominative singular)
vulkans (genitive indefinite singular)
vulkanen (definite nominative singular)
vulkanens (definite genitive singular)
vulkaner (indefinite nominative plural)
vulkaners (genitive indefinite plural)
vulkanerna (definite nominative plural)
vulkanernas (definite genitive plural)


nunatak

nunatak (indefinite nominative singular)
nunataks (genitive indefinite singular)
nunataken (definite nominative singular)
nunatakens (definite genitive singular)
nunataker (indefinite nominative plural)
nunatakers (genitive indefinite plural)
nunatakerna (definite nominative plural)
nunatakernas (definite genitive plural)


halvö

halvö (indefinite nominative singular)
halvös (genitive indefinite singular)
halvön (definite nominative singular)
halvöns (definite genitive singular)
halvöar (indefinite nominative plural)
halvöars (genitive indefinite plural)
halvöarna (definite nominative plural)
halvöarnas (definite genitive plural)

halv- (“semi-, half”) + ö (“island”). Compare Danish halvø, Faroese hálvoyggj and Norwegian halvøy.


Haag

The Hague (a city, the administrative capital of the Netherlands)


Baskien

Borrowed from French basque (“Basque”), from Latin Vascō, Vascōnēs pl, a Roman era tribe in the Franco-Cantabrian region of southern Europe who were ancestors of the current Basque population.

autonomous community
autonomous community

Basque Country (an autonomous community of Spain)


källa

källa (indefinite nominative singular)
källas (genitive indefinite singular)
källan (definite nominative singular)
källans (definite genitive singular)
källor (indefinite nominative plural)
källors (genitive indefinite plural)
källorna (definite nominative plural)
källornas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish kælda, from Old Norse kelda.

Källvatten tas från en källa

a spring (where groundwater naturally emerges)


klippa

klippa (indefinite nominative singular)
klippas (genitive indefinite singular)
klippan (definite nominative singular)
klippans (definite genitive singular)
klippor (indefinite nominative plural)
klippors (genitive indefinite plural)
klipporna (definite nominative plural)
klippornas (definite genitive plural)

Segla mot klipporna där borta

en brant klippa
a steep cliff/rock (depending on context – describes both images)

a cliff, a rock (a cliff, or a rock formation with a cliff or cliffs (a steep rock formation, put differently) – compare how "up on the cliff" makes sense for not being on the actual cliff in English)


klippa

klippa (present klipper, preterite klippte, supine klippt, imperative klipp)

klipper (present)
klippte (preterite)
klippt (supine)
klipp (imperative)
klippa (active infinitive)
klippas (infinitive passive)
klippt (active supine)
klippts (passive supine)
klipp (active imperative)
klippen (active archaic imperative plural)
klipper (active indicative present)
klippte (active indicative past)
klipps (indicative passive present)
klippes (indicative passive present)
klipptes (indicative passive past)
klippa (active archaic indicative plural present)
klippte (active archaic indicative past plural)
klippas (archaic indicative passive plural present)
klipptes (archaic indicative passive past plural)
klippe (active dated present subjunctive)
klippte (active dated past subjunctive)
klippes (dated passive present subjunctive)
klipptes (dated passive past subjunctive)
klippande (participle present)
klippt (participle past)

Jag ska klippa mig imorgon

Jag ska klippa pottfrisyr

I will get a bowl cut / I will give someone a bowl cut (ambiguous, though the first reading is more likely)

to cut with scissors, shears, or the like (cut with two blades or the like in a snipping motion), to clip

(reflexive) to get a haircut (done by someone else or oneself)


Vänern

Inherited from Old Norse Vænir, probably related to Old Norse vænn (“promising”).


München

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


Sachsen

Borrowed from German Sachsen and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *sahsō.


kulle

kulle (indefinite nominative singular)
kulles (genitive indefinite singular)
kullen (definite nominative singular)
kullens (definite genitive singular)
kullar (indefinite nominative plural)
kullars (genitive indefinite plural)
kullarna (definite nominative plural)
kullarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kollr, from Proto-Germanic *kullaz.

Det växer träd uppe på kullen

backen på sidan av kullen


Donau

Danube (a river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania)


Schweiz

Folk blandar ofta ihop Sverige med Schweiz

People often mix up Sweden and Switzerland

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Antarktiska oceanen

Antarktiska oceanen c (genitive Antarktiska oceanens)


Tunisien

– Vilket land har sämst skridskoåkning? – Jag vet inte, berätta. – Tunisien!
– Which country is the worst for ice skating? – I don't know, tell me. – Tunisia!

"tunn is igen" = "thin ice again," pronounced the same


generalsekreterare

generalsekreterare (indefinite nominative singular)
generalsekreterares (genitive indefinite singular)
generalsekreteraren (definite nominative singular)
generalsekreterarens (definite genitive singular)
generalsekreterare (indefinite nominative plural)
generalsekreterares (genitive indefinite plural)
generalsekreterarna (definite nominative plural)
generalsekreterarnas (definite genitive plural)


Venedig

Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)

Venice (a metropolitan city of Veneto, Italy)


Syrien

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Kazakstan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


algeriska

algeriska (indefinite nominative singular)
algeriskas (genitive indefinite singular)
algeriskan (definite nominative singular)
algeriskans (definite genitive singular)
algeriskor (indefinite nominative plural)
algeriskors (genitive indefinite plural)
algeriskorna (definite nominative plural)
algeriskornas (definite genitive plural)


Kongo-Kinshasa

Kongo-Kinshasa n (genitive Kongo-Kinshasas)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


direktör

direktör (indefinite nominative singular)
direktörs (genitive indefinite singular)
direktören (definite nominative singular)
direktörens (definite genitive singular)
direktörer (indefinite nominative plural)
direktörers (genitive indefinite plural)
direktörerna (definite nominative plural)
direktörernas (definite genitive plural)


afghanska

afghanska (indefinite nominative singular)
afghanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
afghanskan (definite nominative singular)
afghanskans (definite genitive singular)
afghanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
afghanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
afghanskorna (definite nominative plural)
afghanskornas (definite genitive plural)


Kongo-Brazzaville

Kongo-Brazzaville n (genitive Kongo-Brazzavilles)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Republiken Kongo

Republiken Kongo n (genitive Republiken Kongos)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


svenskspråkig

svenskspråkig (indefinite positive)
svenskspråkigt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
svenskspråkiga (indefinite plural positive)
svenskspråkige (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
svenskspråkige (definite masculine positive singular)
svenskspråkiga (definite positive)

svenskspråkig litteratur

en svenskspråkig skola

in Swedish, Swedish-language, Swedophone

en svenskspråkig bygd i Finland

a Swedish-speaking rural area in Finland

(nominalized) a Swedish speaker, a Swedophone


Tjeckien

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


damm

damm (indefinite nominative singular)
damms (genitive indefinite singular)
dammen (definite nominative singular)
dammens (definite genitive singular)
dammar (indefinite nominative plural)
dammars (genitive indefinite plural)
dammarna (definite nominative plural)
dammarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish damber, dampn, from Old Norse dammr, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.


Saint Christopher och Nevis

Saint Christopher och Nevis n (genitive Saint Christopher och Nevis)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean)


näs

näs (indefinite nominative singular)
näs (genitive indefinite singular)
näset (definite nominative singular)
näsets (definite genitive singular)
näs (indefinite nominative plural)
näs (genitive indefinite plural)
näsen (definite nominative plural)
näsens (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *nasją (“foothill; headland, cape”). Cognate with English ness; etymologically connected with nose.


ås

ås (indefinite nominative singular)
ås (genitive indefinite singular)
åsen (definite nominative singular)
åsens (definite genitive singular)
åsar (indefinite nominative plural)
åsars (genitive indefinite plural)
åsarna (definite nominative plural)
åsarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansaz.

a ridge (long, narrow, not too tall elevation in the landscape)


Mexikanska golfen

head

Mexikanska golfen c (genitive Mexikanska golfens)


kust

kust (indefinite nominative singular)
kusts (genitive indefinite singular)
kusten (definite nominative singular)
kustens (definite genitive singular)
kuster (indefinite nominative plural)
kusters (genitive indefinite plural)
kusterna (definite nominative plural)
kusternas (definite genitive plural)


EG

European Communities
European Communities

Europeiska gemenskaperna
Europeiska gemenskaperna#Swedish

EC, the European Communities (1965-1993), a precursor of the European Union; Abbreviation of Europeiska gemenskaperna.


Tasmanien

Tasmania (an island and state of Australia)


brasilianare

brasilianare (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilianares (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianaren (definite nominative singular)
brasilianarens (definite genitive singular)
brasilianare (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianares (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianarna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianarnas (definite genitive plural)


brasilianska

brasilianska (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilianskas (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianskan (definite nominative singular)
brasilianskans (definite genitive singular)
brasilianskor (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianskors (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianskorna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianskornas (definite genitive plural)


Bosnien

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

(informal) Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country in Southeast Europe)


Serbien

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


chilenare

chilenare (indefinite nominative singular)
chilenares (genitive indefinite singular)
chilenaren (definite nominative singular)
chilenarens (definite genitive singular)
chilenare (indefinite nominative plural)
chilenares (genitive indefinite plural)
chilenarna (definite nominative plural)
chilenarnas (definite genitive plural)


chilenska

chilenska (indefinite nominative singular)
chilenskas (genitive indefinite singular)
chilenskan (definite nominative singular)
chilenskans (definite genitive singular)
chilenskor (indefinite nominative plural)
chilenskors (genitive indefinite plural)
chilenskorna (definite nominative plural)
chilenskornas (definite genitive plural)


brasiliansk

brasiliansk (indefinite positive)
mer brasiliansk (comparative indefinite)
mest brasiliansk (indefinite superlative)
brasilianskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer brasilianskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest brasilianskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
brasilianska (indefinite plural positive)
mer brasilianska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest brasilianska (indefinite plural superlative)
brasilianske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer brasilianska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest brasilianska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
brasilianske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer brasilianske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest brasilianske (definite masculine singular superlative)
brasilianska (definite positive)
mer brasilianska (comparative definite)
mest brasilianska (definite superlative)


armeniska

armeniska (indefinite nominative singular)
armeniskas (genitive indefinite singular)
armeniskan (definite nominative singular)
armeniskans (definite genitive singular)
armeniskor (indefinite nominative plural)
armeniskors (genitive indefinite plural)
armeniskorna (definite nominative plural)
armeniskornas (definite genitive plural)


Sardinien

Sardinia (an island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea)


vik

vik (indefinite nominative singular)
viks (genitive indefinite singular)
viken (definite nominative singular)
vikens (definite genitive singular)
vikar (indefinite nominative plural)
vikars (genitive indefinite plural)
vikarna (definite nominative plural)
vikarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

Persiska viken

more vik-shaped compared to Mexikanska golfen ()

en mysig liten vik

en skyddad vik

(geography) a bay, an inlet, (in the British sense) a creek (a (relatively long and narrow) inlet from the sea or a lake, as might instead and more specifically be called a fjord (“fjord”) if surrounded by cliffs (and substantially long))

a cove (when a small, sheltered vik – see also bukt)

a gulf (when shaped like a vik, especially in the names of some gulfs that are shaped more or less like a vik)

Vi bor längst in i viken

segla in i viken

simma över viken

Det bor några vikingar i viken

There are some Vikings living in the bay/creek (possibly though controversially related)


kanal

kanal (indefinite nominative singular)
kanals (genitive indefinite singular)
kanalen (definite nominative singular)
kanalens (definite genitive singular)
kanaler (indefinite nominative plural)
kanalers (genitive indefinite plural)
kanalerna (definite nominative plural)
kanalernas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: kanaali

a channel (used in the names of some natural, relatively narrow waterways, for example "Engelska kanalen" (the English Channel))


hamn

hamn (indefinite nominative singular)
hamns (genitive indefinite singular)
hamnen (definite nominative singular)
hamnens (definite genitive singular)
hamnar (indefinite nominative plural)
hamnars (genitive indefinite plural)
hamnarna (definite nominative plural)
hamnarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish hamn, hampn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Så se på mig. Åhå, en hamn i stormen. Som en våg, som fötts att bära dig.

1995, “Se på mig [Look at me]”, Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist (music)performed by Jan Johansen:

So look at me. Oh-ho, a harbor in the storm. Like a wave, born [that has been born] to carry you.

a harbor, a haven (place or circumstance providing security)


Storbritannien

Storbritannien n (genitive Storbritanniens)


Sydafrika

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Nederländerna

Nederländerna n (genitive Nederländernas)

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


sinologi

sinologi (indefinite nominative singular)
sinologis (genitive indefinite singular)
sinologin (definite nominative singular)
sinologins (definite genitive singular)


Amur

Amur (long river forming the border between the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)


armenisk

armenisk (comparative mer armenisk, superlative mest armenisk)

mer armenisk (comparative)
mest armenisk (superlative)
armenisk (indefinite positive)
mer armenisk (comparative indefinite)
mest armenisk (indefinite superlative)
armeniskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer armeniskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest armeniskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
armeniska (indefinite plural positive)
mer armeniska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest armeniska (indefinite plural superlative)
armeniske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer armeniska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest armeniska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
armeniske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer armeniske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest armeniske (definite masculine singular superlative)
armeniska (definite positive)
mer armeniska (comparative definite)
mest armeniska (definite superlative)

Armenian (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet)


glaciär

glaciär (indefinite nominative singular)
glaciärs (genitive indefinite singular)
glaciären (definite nominative singular)
glaciärens (definite genitive singular)
glaciärer (indefinite nominative plural)
glaciärers (genitive indefinite plural)
glaciärerna (definite nominative plural)
glaciärernas (definite genitive plural)

glacier (a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill)


Turkiet

Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)


Tjeckoslovakien

Tjeckoslovakien n (genitive Tjeckoslovakiens)


Norrland

För jag kommer ifrån Norrland. Mitt ställe är Älvsbyn [hard to make out]. Jag springer alltid omkring med ett kikarsikte i min syn. Har ni sett Jägarna, då vet ni vad jag menar. Jag tjuvskjuter renar. Spelar ingen roll om de har spenar.

(Can we date this quote?), Cho San Elite (lyrics and music), “Norrlands siesta”:

Because I come from Norrland. My place is Älvsbyn. I'm always running around with a rifle scope [telescopic sight] in my sight / vision. If you have seen "The Hunters," then you know what I mean. I poach reindeer. Doesn't matter if they have teats.


Europaparlamentet

Europaparlamentet n (genitive Europaparlamentets)

definite singular of Europaparlament, from Europa + parlament


bosniska

bosniska (indefinite nominative singular)
bosniskas (genitive indefinite singular)
bosniskan (definite nominative singular)
bosniskans (definite genitive singular)
bosniska (indefinite nominative singular)
bosniskas (genitive indefinite singular)
bosniskan (definite nominative singular)
bosniskans (definite genitive singular)
bosniskor (indefinite nominative plural)
bosniskors (genitive indefinite plural)
bosniskorna (definite nominative plural)
bosniskornas (definite genitive plural)


Andalusien

Andalusia (an autonomous community of Spain)


Saudiarabien

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Ligurien

administrative region
administrative region

Liguria (an administrative region of northwest Italy)


Sicilien

Sicily (The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)


platå

platå (indefinite nominative singular)
platås (genitive indefinite singular)
platån (definite nominative singular)
platåns (definite genitive singular)
platåer (indefinite nominative plural)
platåers (genitive indefinite plural)
platåerna (definite nominative plural)
platåernas (definite genitive plural)


Västsahara

Western Sahara
Western Sahara#English:_Q6250

Western Sahara (A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)


Söul

Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).


Skåne

[ˈskʰoə̯ˌnɛ]

From Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō.

Scania (province of Sweden occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula)


ö

Ö (uppercase)
ö (indefinite nominative singular)
ös (genitive indefinite singular)
öet (definite nominative singular)
öets (definite genitive singular)
ön (indefinite nominative plural)
öns (genitive indefinite plural)
öna (definite nominative plural)
önas (definite genitive plural)

Det är två ön i "Höör".
There are two ö in "Höör".

The last letter of the Swedish alphabet, pronounced /øː/ when long, /œ/ when short, [œ̞ː] when long and before r, and [œ̞] when short and before r.


ö

ö (indefinite nominative singular)
ös (genitive indefinite singular)
ön (definite nominative singular)
öns (definite genitive singular)
öar (indefinite nominative plural)
öars (genitive indefinite plural)
öarna (definite nominative plural)
öarnas (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Swedish ø, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with Swedish å (“stream”).

Gotland är den största ön i Östersjön.

Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea.

They contain round archipelagoes of romantic isles, even as the Polynesian waters do;

1943 [1851], Herman Melville, translated by Hugo Hultenberg, Moby Dick eller Den vita valen, translation of Moby-Dick:

island, isle (piece of land surrounded by water)


Nordmarianerna

Northern Marianas
Northern Marianas#English

Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands#English

Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean)


Umbrien

Umbria (an administrative region in central Italy)


lagun

lagun (indefinite nominative singular)
laguns (genitive indefinite singular)
lagunen (definite nominative singular)
lagunens (definite genitive singular)
laguner (indefinite nominative plural)
laguners (genitive indefinite plural)
lagunerna (definite nominative plural)
lagunernas (definite genitive plural)

From French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna "pond, hole", from lacus "pond, lake".


bukt

bukt (indefinite nominative singular)
bukts (genitive indefinite singular)
bukten (definite nominative singular)
buktens (definite genitive singular)
bukter (indefinite nominative plural)
bukters (genitive indefinite plural)
bukterna (definite nominative plural)
bukternas (definite genitive plural)

(geography) a broad, smoothly curved indentation in a coastline; a bay, a gulf, a bight

en skyddad bukt

a cove (when a sheltered bukt – see also vik)

a more or less circular bend (in a trajectory or something long and narrow)


pikt

pikt (indefinite nominative singular)
pikts (genitive indefinite singular)
pikten (definite nominative singular)
piktens (definite genitive singular)
pikter (indefinite nominative plural)
pikters (genitive indefinite plural)
pikterna (definite nominative plural)
pikternas (definite genitive plural)

Pict (member of an ancient people of Scotland)


Sankt Petersburg

Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg#English

Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).


Östtyskland

East Germany (former European country); the German Democratic Republic; (abbreviated DDR)


Salomonöarna

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Seychellerna

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


São Tomé och Príncipe

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São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean)


Saint Vincent och Grenadinerna

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The Caribbean island Saint Vincent was named by Columbus, since it was discovered on January 22, 1498, the day of Saint Vincent of Saragossa.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Mikronesiens federerade stater

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Mikronesiens federerade stater n (genitive Mikronesiens federerade staters)

Mikronesiens federerade staters (genitive)

Federated States of Micronesia#English:_Q702

Federated States of Micronesia (The official name of Micronesia, a country consisting of about 600 islands in Oceania)


australiska

australiska (indefinite nominative singular)
australiskas (genitive indefinite singular)
australiskan (definite nominative singular)
australiskans (definite genitive singular)
australiskor (indefinite nominative plural)
australiskors (genitive indefinite plural)
australiskorna (definite nominative plural)
australiskornas (definite genitive plural)


argentinska

argentinska (indefinite nominative singular)
argentinskas (genitive indefinite singular)
argentinskan (definite nominative singular)
argentinskans (definite genitive singular)
argentinskor (indefinite nominative plural)
argentinskors (genitive indefinite plural)
argentinskorna (definite nominative plural)
argentinskornas (definite genitive plural)


Förenta staterna

Förenta staterna n (genitive Förenta staternas)

United States (a country in North America)


Vättern

Vättern, Sweden's second and Europe's sixth largest lake


Hjälmaren

Sweden's fourth largest lake, east of the town Örebro


Boren

A lake in Sweden, east of the town Motala in Östergötland, part of Göta Canal


Roxen

A lake in Sweden, north of the town Linköping in Östergötland, part of Göta Canal


Glan

A lake in Sweden, west of the town of Norrköping in Östergötland, part of Motala ström


Motala ström

A river in Sweden, draining lake Vättern at Motala (whence the name) into the Baltic Sea at Norrköping


Stångån

A river in Sweden, flowing north through Småland and Östergötland into lake Roxen at Linköping


Hornavan

From horn + -avan. The last part is a common ending in lake names in Northern Sweden.

A lake in northern Sweden, north for Arjeplog.


Bolmen

Unknown. Possibly derived from Old Swedish *bolmber (“large; expansive”). Compare with the verb bolma (“billow”). Earliest known individual form attested since 1689 as New Latin Bollmen Lacus (“Lake Bolmen”); but part of Old Swedish Bolmsø (“Bolmen island”) since 1293.
See also the lakeside locality Odensjö (literally “Odin's Lake”), which is proposedly derived from a former name of lake Bolmen.

ref

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 43, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 243, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Viken

A lake in south-central Sweden, in Tiveden


Fagertärn

From fager + tjärn (spelled as tärn). Literally, “Fair Tarn”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Fagertjern/Fagertjønn.

A lake in south-central Sweden, in Tiveden, known for its unike red waterlilies


Centralamerika

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Centralamerika n (genitive Centralamerikas)


avdelningschef

avdelningschef (indefinite nominative singular)
avdelningschefs (genitive indefinite singular)
avdelningschefen (definite nominative singular)
avdelningschefens (definite genitive singular)
avdelningschefer (indefinite nominative plural)
avdelningschefers (genitive indefinite plural)
avdelningscheferna (definite nominative plural)
avdelningschefernas (definite genitive plural)

a head of division (in the European Union)


Kattegatt

Kattegat; a part of the Atlantic between Sweden and Denmark


EU-minister

EU-minister (indefinite nominative singular)
EU-ministers (genitive indefinite singular)
EU-ministern (definite nominative singular)
EU-ministerns (definite genitive singular)
EU-ministrar (indefinite nominative plural)
EU-ministrars (genitive indefinite plural)
EU-ministrarna (definite nominative plural)
EU-ministrarnas (definite genitive plural)

a minister for EU (European Union) affairs


talman

talman (indefinite nominative singular)
talmans (genitive indefinite singular)
talmannen (definite nominative singular)
talmannens (definite genitive singular)
talmän (indefinite nominative plural)
talmäns (genitive indefinite plural)
talmännen (definite nominative plural)
talmännens (definite genitive plural)


handläggare

handläggare (indefinite nominative singular)
handläggares (genitive indefinite singular)
handläggaren (definite nominative singular)
handläggarens (definite genitive singular)
handläggare (indefinite nominative plural)
handläggares (genitive indefinite plural)
handläggarna (definite nominative plural)
handläggarnas (definite genitive plural)

an administrator, a case officer, a social worker, a caseworker


kommissionär

kommissionär (indefinite nominative singular)
kommissionärs (genitive indefinite singular)
kommissionären (definite nominative singular)
kommissionärens (definite genitive singular)
kommissionärer (indefinite nominative plural)
kommissionärers (genitive indefinite plural)
kommissionärerna (definite nominative plural)
kommissionärernas (definite genitive plural)


ledamot av Europaparlamentet

a member of the European Parliament (MEP)


Europeiska kommissionen

Europeiska kommissionen c (definite form)


GUSP

CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy); Abbreviation of gemensam utrikes- och säkerhetspolitik.

sv:Gemensam utrikes- och säkerhetspolitik


tredjeland

tredjeland (indefinite nominative singular)
tredjelands (genitive indefinite singular)
tredjelandet (definite nominative singular)
tredjelandets (definite genitive singular)
tredjeländer (indefinite nominative plural)
tredjeländers (genitive indefinite plural)
tredjeländerna (definite nominative plural)
tredjeländernas (definite genitive plural)


osvensk

osvensk (indefinite nominative singular)
osvensks (genitive indefinite singular)
osvensken (definite nominative singular)
osvenskens (definite genitive singular)
osvenskar (indefinite nominative plural)
osvenskars (genitive indefinite plural)
osvenskarna (definite nominative plural)
osvenskarnas (definite genitive plural)

(archaic) a non-Swede, a person not from Sweden


svenskhet

svenskhet (indefinite nominative singular)
svenskhets (genitive indefinite singular)
svenskheten (definite nominative singular)
svenskhetens (definite genitive singular)

Riksföreningen för svenskhetens bevarande i utlandet

The Royal Society for Swedish Culture Abroad (founded 1908, the Swedish name was changed in 1979)

Swedishness, the quality, state or characteristic of being Swedish.


unionsrätt

unionsrätt (indefinite nominative singular)
unionsrätts (genitive indefinite singular)
unionsrätten (definite nominative singular)
unionsrättens (definite genitive singular)


unionsrättsakt

unionsrättsakt (indefinite nominative singular)
unionsrättsakts (genitive indefinite singular)
unionsrättsakten (definite nominative singular)
unionsrättsaktens (definite genitive singular)
unionsrättsakter (indefinite nominative plural)
unionsrättsakters (genitive indefinite plural)
unionsrättsakterna (definite nominative plural)
unionsrättsakternas (definite genitive plural)


brasilian

brasilian (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilians (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianen (definite nominative singular)
brasilianens (definite genitive singular)
brasilianer (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianers (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianerna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianernas (definite genitive plural)


vattenmassa

vattenmassa (indefinite nominative singular)
vattenmassas (genitive indefinite singular)
vattenmassan (definite nominative singular)
vattenmassans (definite genitive singular)
vattenmassor (indefinite nominative plural)
vattenmassors (genitive indefinite plural)
vattenmassorna (definite nominative plural)
vattenmassornas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of vatten (“water”) + massa (“mass”). First attested in 1740.
Cognate with German Wassermasse.

ref

vattenmassa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)


Götaland

Inherited from Old Swedish Götaland. From the archaic genitive plural göta, formed of götar (“Geats”) + land (“land”). First attested in 1540.

Götaland in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)


udde

udde (indefinite nominative singular)
uddes (genitive indefinite singular)
udden (definite nominative singular)
uddens (definite genitive singular)
uddar (indefinite nominative plural)
uddars (genitive indefinite plural)
uddarna (definite nominative plural)
uddarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish udde, from Old Norse oddr (“sharp point”).


Kalabrien

Calabria (a peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy)


Asturien

autonomous community
autonomous community

Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain)


sardinier

sardinier (indefinite nominative singular)
sardiniers (genitive indefinite singular)
sardiniern (definite nominative singular)
sardinierns (definite genitive singular)
sardinier (indefinite nominative plural)
sardiniers (genitive indefinite plural)
sardinierna (definite nominative plural)
sardiniernas (definite genitive plural)


Aragonien

Aragon (an autonomous community of Spain)


Azorerna

Borrowed from Portuguese Açores (“Azores”), from açores, plural of açor (“goshawk”).