Swedish noun

en behå

brassiere, bra

Meaning

brassiere; bra

In Swedish: kvinnligt underplagg som stöder brösten, bysthållare

Forms

Forms of behå
Singular, indefiniteen behå
Singular, definitebehån
Plural, indefinitebehåar
Plural, definitebehåarna

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

Practise behå

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Is it en behå or ett behå?

Questions

What does behå mean in English?

behå means “brassiere, bra”.

Is it en behå or ett behå?

It is en behå, and “the brassiere” is behån.

What is the plural of behå?

The plural of behå is behåar, and the definite plural is behåarna.

Similar words

bysthållare

Origin

Phonetic spelling of BH, itself an abbreviation of bysthållare.

Nearby common words

behå is number 5,892 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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