ett blod
Meaning
blood
In Swedish: röd vätska i kroppen
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett blod |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | blodet |
blod is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort blod, det stora blodet. Check another noun
Practise blod
1 / 1Is it en blod or ett blod?
Expressions
- väcka ont blodstir up (make for) bad blood
Words built with blod
Questions
What does blod mean in English?
blod means “blood”.
Is it en blod or ett blod?
It is ett blod, and “the blood” is blodet.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der.? Proto-Germanic *blōþą Old Norse blóð Old Swedish blōþ Swedish blod From Old Swedish blōþ, from Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”).
Nearby common words
blod is number 503 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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