först

See also: forst, Forst, and først

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fyrster, from Old Norse fyrstr, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfœ̞ʂːʈ]
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [ˈfɵʂːʈ]

Adverb

först (not comparable)

  1. first, firstly; having no predecessor
    Han kom först i loppet.
    He finished first in the race.
  2. only
    Först vid lunch, fick han höra om olyckan.
    Only at lunch, did he learn about the accident.

References
  1. Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎, number 3

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