en åra
Meaning
oar
In Swedish: redskap att ro med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en åra |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | åran |
| Plural, indefinite | åror |
| Plural, definite | årorna |
åra is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor åra, den stora åran. Check another noun
Practise åra
1 / 2Is it en åra or ett åra?
åra in a sentence
- Vem kan segla förutan vind, vem kan ro utan åror?Who can sail without wind, who can row without oars?
Questions
What does åra mean in English?
åra means “oar”.
Is it en åra or ett åra?
It is en åra, and “the oar” is åran.
What is the plural of åra?
The plural of åra is åror, and the definite plural is årorna.
Origin
From Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”).
Nearby common words
åra is number 9,007 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,003upphöjd lofty, superscript
- 9,004gagna benefit
- 9,005tänja stretch
- 9,006vaxa wax
- 9,008brandlarm fire alarm, fire alarms
- 9,009rymdstation space station
- 9,011postkontor a post office (building) (nowadays chiefly foreign or historical)
- 9,012agentur agency (business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses)
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary