ett blad
Meaning
leaf; sheet, page, leaf; blade
In Swedish: löv
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett blad |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bladet |
| Plural, indefinite | blad |
| Plural, definite | bladen |
blad is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort blad, det stora bladet. Check another noun
Practise blad
1 / 2Is it en blad or ett blad?
blad in a sentence
- bland blommor och bladout in the country
- han vände ett blad i bokenhe turned a page of the book
- vända bladturn the page (also used figuratively)
- läsa något i morgonbladetread something in the morning paper
- AftonbladetThe Evening Paper (large daily tabloid newspaper)
- knivens bladthe blade of the knife
- propellerbladpropeller blades
- bladguldgold leaf
Expressions
- han är ett oskrivet bladhe is an unknown quantity
Words built with blad
- bladverk foliage
- bladspenat spinach
- knivblad blade of a knife
- bladguld gold-leaf
- bladsilver silver foil
Questions
What does blad mean in English?
blad means “leaf, sheet, page, leaf”.
Is it en blad or ett blad?
It is ett blad, and “the leaf” is bladet.
What is the plural of blad?
blad doesn't change in the plural: ett blad, två blad (definite: bladen).
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish blaþ, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-tó-m, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.
Nearby common words
blad is number 3,881 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

