Swedish

The word “Swedish” means the North Germanic language spoken mainly in Sweden and parts of Finland. In plain terms, describes anything from or related to Sweden, or the Swedish language itself.

“Swedish” is pronounced SWEE-dihsh (/ˈswiː.dɪʃ/ in IPA).

Here is “Swedish” used in a sentence: “She's learning Swedish before moving to Stockholm.”

Depending on how it is used, “Swedish” can be a name and an adjective.

“Swedish” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Swedish” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the North Germanic language spoken mainly in Sweden and parts of Finland.

'Swedish' is the adjective and the name of the language, as in 'Swedish design' or 'she speaks Swedish.' 'Swede' is the noun for a person from Sweden. So you would say a Swede speaks Swedish.

Yes. As a word derived from the country Sweden, 'Swedish' is a proper adjective and is always written with a capital S, whether it refers to the language, the people, or anything relating to Sweden.

Swedish and Norwegian are separate North Germanic languages spoken in Sweden and Norway respectively. They are closely related and speakers can often understand each other to a degree, but they have distinct spelling, pronunciation, and national standards. Swedish is spoken mainly in Sweden and parts of Finland.