ett-ord

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

Examples (neuter noun)
  • ett bord – det bordet
    • a table – that table
  • ett träd – det trädet
    • a tree – that tree
  • ett konto – det kontot
    • an account – that account

ett-ord n

  1. (linguistics, colloquial) a neuter gender noun; a noun that pairs with ett (“a, an”), -et (“definite form singular”) and det (“that”).
    Synonyms: neutrum, t-ord
    Antonyms: en-ord, utrum, n-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 funderar över hur man vet om ett ord är ett ett-ord eller en-ord (neutrum eller utrum)? Har det någon betydelse vilken bokstav ordet börjar och/eller slutar på?
      I'm wondering how you can tell whether a word is a neuter or a common gender noun (neutrum or utrum)? Does it depend on what letter it starts or ends with?

Declension

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

References

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