Swedish

S1W4E1D2I1S1H4
/ˈswiː.dɪʃ/

proper noun

A North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland, and by a very small minority in Estonia.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Swedish.”

Similar
Swedish language
CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper nounSwedish (countable and uncountable, plural Swedishes)

plural Swedishes

  1. countableuncountableA North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland, and by a very small minority in Estonia.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Swedish.

adjectiveSwedish (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Sweden.

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  2. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Swedish language.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland

Similar
Swedish language
Broader
ScandinavianScandinavian languageNordic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Afrikaans Sweeds, Sweeds
  • Sweedslanguage
  • Sweedsof or pertaining to Sweden
  • Sweedsof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Arabic سُوَيْدِيَّة, سُوَيْدِيّ
  • سُوَيْدِيَّة (suwēdiyya)language
  • سُوَيْدِيّ (suwēdiyy)of or pertaining to Sweden
  • سُوَيْدِيّ (suwaydiyy)of or pertaining to the Swedish language
Basque suediera, suediar
  • suedieralanguage
  • suediarof or pertaining to Sweden
  • suediarof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Bengali সুইডীয় ভাষা, সুইডিশ
  • সুইডীয় ভাষা (suiḍiẏo bhaśa)language
  • সুইডিশ (suiḍiś)of or pertaining to Sweden
  • সুইডীয় (suiḍiẏo)of or pertaining to Sweden
Bulgarian шве́дски, шве́дски
  • шве́дски (švédski)language
  • шве́дски (švédski)of or pertaining to Sweden
Catalan suec, suedès
  • sueclanguage
  • suedèslanguage
  • suecof or pertaining to Sweden
Chinese Cantonese 瑞典文, 瑞典話 /瑞典话
  • 瑞典文language
  • 瑞典話 /瑞典话language
Chinese Mandarin 瑞典語 /瑞典语, 瑞典的
  • 瑞典語 /瑞典语 (Ruìdiǎn yǔ)language
  • 瑞典的 (Ruìdiǎn de)of or pertaining to Sweden
Czech švédština, švédský
  • švédštinalanguage
  • švédskýof or pertaining to Sweden
Danish svensk, svensk
  • svensklanguage
  • svenskof or pertaining to Sweden
Dutch Zweeds, Zweeds
  • Zweedslanguage
  • Zweedsof or pertaining to Sweden
  • Zweedsof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Esperanto sveda lingvo, sveda
  • sveda lingvolanguage
  • svedalanguage
  • svedaof or pertaining to Sweden
  • svedaof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Estonian rootsi keel, rootsi
  • rootsi keellanguage
  • rootsiof or pertaining to Sweden
  • rootsi keelof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Finnish ruotsi, ruotsin kieli
  • ruotsilanguage
  • ruotsin kielilanguage
  • ruotsalainenof or pertaining to Sweden
  • ruotsinkielinenof or pertaining to the Swedish language
French suédois, suédois
  • suédoislanguage
  • suédoisof or pertaining to Sweden
German Schwedisch, schwedisch
  • Schwedischlanguage
  • schwedischof or pertaining to Sweden
  • schwedischof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Greek σουηδικά
  • σουηδικά (souidiká)language
Hawaiian Kuekene, Kuekene
  • Kuekeneof or pertaining to Sweden
  • Kuekeneof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Hebrew שבדית, שוודי \ שְׁוֶדִי
  • שבדית (shvedít)language
  • שוודי \ שְׁוֶדִיof or pertaining to Sweden
Hindi स्वीडिश, स्वीडियाई
  • स्वीडिश (svīḍiś)language
  • स्वीडियाई (svīḍiyāī)language
  • स्वीडिश (svīḍiś)of or pertaining to Sweden
  • स्वीडियाई (svīḍiyāī)of or pertaining to Sweden
  • स्वीडिश (svīḍiś)of or pertaining to the Swedish language
  • स्वीडियाई (svīḍiyāī)of or pertaining to the Swedish language
Hungarian svéd, svéd
  • svédlanguage
  • svédof or pertaining to Sweden
Icelandic sænska, sænskur
  • sænskalanguage
  • sænskurof or pertaining to Sweden
  • sænskurof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Indonesian bahasa Swedia, Swedia
  • bahasa Swedialanguage
  • Swediaof or pertaining to Sweden
Irish Sualainnis, Sualannach
  • Sualainnislanguage
  • Sualannachof or pertaining to Sweden
Italian svedese, svedese
  • svedeselanguage
  • svedeseof or pertaining to Sweden
  • svedeseof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Japanese スウェーデン語, スウェーデンの
  • スウェーデン語 (Suwēden go)language
  • スウェーデンの (Suwēden no)of or pertaining to Sweden
  • スウェーデン語の (Suwēden-go no)of or pertaining to the Swedish language
Korean 스웨덴어, 스웨덴의
  • 스웨덴어 (seuwedeneo)language
  • 스웨덴의 (seuwedenui)of or pertaining to Sweden
Latin lingua Suedica, suecus
  • lingua Suedicalanguage
  • suecusof or pertaining to Sweden
Latvian zviedru valoda, zviedru
  • zviedru valodalanguage
  • zviedrulanguage
  • zviedruof or pertaining to Sweden
  • zviedrisksof or pertaining to Sweden
  • zviedruof or pertaining to the Swedish language
  • zviedrisksof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Lithuanian švedų, švedų
  • švedųlanguage
  • švedųof or pertaining to Sweden
  • švediškasof or pertaining to Sweden
Norwegian Bokmål svensk, svensk
  • svensklanguage
  • svenskof or pertaining to Sweden
  • svenskof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Persian سوئدی
  • سوئدی (su'edi)of or pertaining to Sweden
Polish szwedzki, szwedzki
  • szwedzkilanguage
  • szwedzkiof or pertaining to Sweden
  • szwedzkiof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Portuguese sueco, sueco
  • suecolanguage
  • suecoof or pertaining to Sweden
  • suecoof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Romanian suedeză, suedez
  • suedezălanguage
  • suedezof or pertaining to Sweden
  • suedezof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Russian шве́дский, шве́дский
  • шве́дский (švédskij)language
  • шве́дский (švédskij)of or pertaining to Sweden
  • шве́дский (švédskij)of or pertaining to the Swedish language
Scottish Gaelic Suainis, Suaineach
  • Suainislanguage
  • Suaineachof or pertaining to Sweden
  • Suaineachof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Slovak švédčina, švédsky
  • švédčinalanguage
  • švédskyof or pertaining to Sweden
Spanish sueco, sueco
  • suecolanguage
  • suecoof or pertaining to Sweden
  • suecoof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Swahili Kiswidi
  • Kiswidilanguage
Swedish svenska, svensk
  • svenskalanguage
  • svenskof or pertaining to Sweden
  • svenskof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Thai สวีเดน
  • สวีเดน (sà-wii-den)of or pertaining to Sweden
Turkish İsveççe, İsveçli
  • İsveççelanguage
  • İsveçliof or pertaining to Sweden
  • İsveçof or pertaining to Sweden
Ukrainian шве́дська мо́ва, шве́дська
  • шве́дська мо́ва (švédsʹka móva)language
  • шве́дська (švédsʹka)language
  • шве́дський (švédsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Sweden
Vietnamese tiếng Thụy Điển, tiếng Thụy-Điển
  • tiếng Thụy Điểnlanguage
  • tiếng Thụy-Điểnlanguage
Welsh Swedeg, Swedaidd
  • Swedeglanguage
  • Swedaiddof or pertaining to Sweden
  • Swedegof or pertaining to the Swedish language
Yiddish שוועדיש, שוועדיש
  • שוועדיש (shvedish)language
  • שוועדיש (shvedish)of or pertaining to Sweden
  • שוועדיש (shvedish)of or pertaining to the Swedish language

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

sweetish (flapping)sweetish (flapping)
Cite this entry
APA

Swedish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swedish

MLA

“Swedish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swedish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Swedish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swedish.

Source: Swedish on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.