Spanish word

sueco

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈsweko/

Meaning

  • masculine nounSwedish

Example

¿Hablas sueco?

Do you speak Swedish?

Illustration for sueco (Swedish)

More examples

Estoy aprendiendo sueco con una aplicación todos los días.

I am learning Swedish with an app every day.

Core concept

Person wearing a Swedish flag pin.

Common phrases

  • hablar sueco

    speak Swedish

  • aprender sueco

    learn Swedish

  • estudiar sueco

    study Swedish

Similar words

idioma: Shared set of words and grammar that people use to communicate.
lengua: Speech variety associated with a specific region or ethnic community.
suecia: Nation in northern Europe.

Definition in Spanish

Persona de nacionalidad sueca o adjetivo que describe origen o relación con Suecia; también sustantivo que designa la lengua hablada en Suecia.

Word origin

Spanish sueco comes from Latin suecus, ultimately from the tribal name Suiones (Old Norse Svear), and entered the Romance languages as a term for a person, an adjective, or the language of Sweden.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, sueco follows the noun and agrees in gender and number (comida sueca, ciudadanos suecos), but the language name is invariable, as in hablar sueco.

Other meanings

  • Swedenoun

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