Swedish adjective

ball

cool/ˈbalː/

Meaning

cool

Forms

Forms of ball
Basic form	ball	with en-words
Neuter	ballt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	balla	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	ballare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	ballast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does ball mean?

ball in a sentence

Det är ballt att åka skateboard
It's cool to ride a skateboard

Questions

What does ball mean in English?

ball means “cool”.

Origin

Attested since 1966.

Nearby common words

ball is number 5,526 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,522flörta to flirt
5,523shot shot; measure of alcohol
5,524bilnyckel car key
5,525hala haul, tug
5,527rasistisk racist
5,528lassa load, pile
5,529underhålla maintain, keep up
5,530överfall assault

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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