Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en bill

a share; the cutting blade of a plough/bɪl/

Meaning

a share; the cutting blade of a plough

Forms

Forms of bill
Singular, indefiniteen bill
Singular, definitebillen
Plural, indefinitebillar
Plural, definitebillarna

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

Practise bill

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Is it en bill or ett bill?

Questions

What does bill mean in English?

bill means “a share; the cutting blade of a plough”.

Is it en bill or ett bill?

It is en bill, and “the a share” is billen.

What is the plural of bill?

The plural of bill is billar, and the definite plural is billarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish bilder, from Old Norse bíldr, from Proto-Germanic *bīþlaz (“axe”).

Nearby common words

bill is number 1,110 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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