ett öl
Meaning
beer
In Swedish: alkoholdryck som görs av malt, humle och vatten
Practise öl
1 / 1Is it en öl or ett öl?
Questions
What does öl mean in English?
öl means “beer”.
Is it en öl or ett öl?
It is ett öl.
Similar words
birabärspilsner
Origin
From Old Swedish öl, from Old Norse ǫl (“ale, beer”), from Proto-Germanic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“beer”), or *h₂elu- (“bitter”).
Nearby common words
öl is number 934 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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