ett bly
Meaning
lead
In Swedish: mjuk tung gråblå metall (Pb)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett bly |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | blyet |
bly is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort bly, det stora blyet. Check another noun
Practise bly
1 / 1Is it en bly or ett bly?
bly in a sentence
- tung som blyheavy as lead
Words built with bly
- blytung heavy as lead
Questions
What does bly mean in English?
bly means “lead”.
Is it en bly or ett bly?
It is ett bly, and “the lead” is blyet.
Origin
From Old Norse blý.
Nearby common words
bly is number 6,723 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,719efterforskning inquiry, investigation
- 6,720krympling cripple
- 6,721säkerhetstjänst a secret service
- 6,722efterlysning all-points bulletin
- 6,724bår stretcher
- 6,725genant embarrassing, awkward
- 6,726kap haul, find
- 6,727mucka grumble, demob, demobilize
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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