Swedish · Numbers & Time
Hundra
Hundred
Beginnernumeral
Definition
The number one hundred.
Example
Boken kostar hundra kronor.
The book costs one hundred kronor.
Etymology
'Hundra' comes from Old Norse 'hundrað', derived from Proto-Germanic *hundawart and related to Proto-Indo-European *deḱm̥t, representing a long-standing concept of countable quantities.
How & Where It’s Used
'Hundra' is typically used in formal contexts such as academic writing and documentation, as well as in everyday speech, manifesting a consistent register across Sweden.