Category:Swedish nouns with irregular plurals
This category lists Swedish nouns whose plural is formed irregularly with respect to spelling. It includes the singulars of all Swedish nouns except those that:
are symbols or letters and form their plural by adding -:n.
Example: Ett a, två a:n. One a, two a's.
are nouns which form their plural by adding -ar, -er, -or, -n or -Ø*.
Example: En fisk, två fiskar. One fish, two fish(es).
En vän, två vänner**. One friend, two friend.
En flicka, två flickor***. One girl, two girls.
En fiskare, två fiskare. One fisherman, two fishermen.
Ett bord, två bord. One table, two tables.
Ett bi, två bin. One bee, two bees.
are neuter nouns which have the singular form -else and get the plural ending -r.
Example: Ett fängelse, två fängelser. One prison, two prisons.
are common, one-syllable nouns which end with a vowel and get the plural ending -r.
Example: En ko, två kor. One cow, two cows.
are nouns which have the singular form -an and get rewritten as -ningar in plural.
Example: En ansökan, två ansökningar. One application, two applications.
are nouns which have the singular form -um and get rewritten as -er in plural.
Example: Ett museum, två museer. One museum, two museums/musea.
Ett observatorium, två observatorier. One observatory, two observatories.
are proper or uncountable nouns
For the plural forms themselves see Category:Swedish irregular plurals.
* no plural ending is added
** Swedish words overall rarely end in -mm or -nn but can easily have -mm- or -nn- in them and still be regular, what makes some nouns with an added consonant is the vowel sound which shift from a long to a short sound
*** Swedish nouns with the common gender that end with a vowel often get the vowel replaced by the plural ending
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