Swedish noun

en örfil

box on the ears, thick ear

Meaning

box on the ears; thick ear

In Swedish: slag mot öra el. kind med flata handen

Forms

Forms of örfil
Singular, indefiniteen örfil
Singular, definiteörfilen
Plural, indefiniteörfilar
Plural, definiteörfilarna

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

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Is it en örfil or ett örfil?

örfil in a sentence

  • att ge någon en örfil
    to box someone's ears

Questions

What does örfil mean in English?

örfil means “box on the ears, thick ear”.

Is it en örfil or ett örfil?

It is en örfil, and “the box on the ears” is örfilen.

What is the plural of örfil?

The plural of örfil is örfilar, and the definite plural is örfilarna.

Similar words

slag

Origin

From öra (“ear”) + fil.

Nearby common words

örfil is number 7,799 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,795yrka demand, move
  • 7,796sluppit have been let off, have been excused from
  • 7,797intensiven Intensive Care Unit (slang), intensive care
  • 7,798följeslagare a companion (person who goes with someone, or is with someone more generally, by extension)
  • 7,801försiktighetsåtgärd a precaution (precautionary measure)
  • 7,802snål mean, tight-fisted
  • 7,803överordna superordinate (to make something greater in rank or position)
  • 7,804svansa to run around and wag one's tail (in an ingratiating manner), to fawn, to cringe, to kowtow
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