Swedish noun

en ödla

lizard

Meaning

lizard

In Swedish: ett kräldjur av släktet Lacerta

Forms

Forms of ödla
Singular, indefiniteen ödla
Singular, definiteödlan
Plural, indefiniteödlor
Plural, definiteödlorna

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

Practise ödla

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Is it en ödla or ett ödla?

Words built with ödla

  • ödleskinn lizard skin

Questions

What does ödla mean in English?

ödla means “lizard”.

Is it en ödla or ett ödla?

It is en ödla, and “the lizard” is ödlan.

What is the plural of ödla?

The plural of ödla is ödlor, and the definite plural is ödlorna.

Origin

From Old Norse eðla, eyðla, øðla.

Nearby common words

ödla is number 6,167 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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