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