en-ord

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of en (“a, an”) +‎ ord (“word”). First attested in 1894.

Pronunciation

Noun

Examples (common noun)
  • en stol – den stolen
    • a chair – that chair
  • en katt – den katten
    • a cat – that cat
  • en vilja – den viljan
    • a will – that will

en-ord n

  1. (linguistics, colloquial) a common gender noun; a noun that pairs with en (“a, an”), -en (“definite form singular”) and den (“that”)
    Synonyms: utrum, n-ord
    Antonyms: ett-ord, neutrum, t-ord
    • 2011 July 6, Språket, “En- och ett-ord [Common and neuter words]”, in Sveriges Radio‎[1], archived from the original on 26 December 2025:
      Jag har googlat lite på det här, men inte hittat särskilt mycket information. Någon trodde sig veta att ord som har någon koppling till människor, djur och natur oftast skulle vara en-ord. En annan teori var att låneord med ändelsen -tion också skulle vara en-ord.
      I've googled this a bit, but I haven't found much information. Someone claimed words related to humans, animals, and nature are usually common gender nouns. Another theory was that loanwords with the suffix "-tion" are also common gender nouns.

Declension

Declension of en-ord
nominative genitive
singular indefinite en-ord en-ords
definite en-ordet en-ordets
plural indefinite en-ord en-ords
definite en-orden en-ordens

References

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