No. 3,378 in Swedish
avliden
Deceased.
In a sentence
Han är avliden sedan många år tillbaka.
He has been deceased for many years.
The word "avliden" serves as an adjective here to describe the person's state.
De talade om en avliden släkting.
They talked about a deceased relative.
Here, "avliden" functions as an attributive adjective modifying the noun "relative".
Vi hedrar de avlidna på minnesdagen.
We honor the deceased on the memorial day.
The term "avlidna" is used as a plural adjective referring to a group of deceased individuals.
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