Swedish noun

en ås

ridge/oːs/

Meaning

ridge

In Swedish: höjdsträckning i naturen, bergsrygg

Forms

Forms of ås
Singular, indefinite	en ås
Singular, definite	åsen
Plural, indefinite	åsar
Plural, definite	åsarna

ås is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ås, den stora åsen. Check another noun

Practise ås

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Is it en ås or ett ås?

Words built with ås

bergsås mountain ridge
takås roof ridge

Questions

What does ås mean in English?

ås means “ridge”.

Is it en ås or ett ås?

It is en ås, and “the ridge” is åsen.

What is the plural of ås?

The plural of ås is åsar, and the definite plural is åsarna.

Origin

From Old Norse áss (“rocky ridge”), from Proto-Germanic *amsaz (“shoulder”).

Nearby common words

ås is number 9,905 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,901räkenskap accounts
9,902självmant voluntarily, of one's own accord
9,903socka sock
9,904tillbehör accessories, fittings
9,906obetald unpaid
9,907finfin very fine; excellent
9,908väckarklocka an alarm clock, a wake-up call
9,909möhippa a bachelorette party, a hen party, a hen night

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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