Swedish noun

en bomull

cotton

Meaning

cotton

In Swedish: en växt; fröull; en sorts tyg

Forms

Forms of bomull
Singular, indefiniteen bomull
Singular, definitebomullen

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

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Is it en bomull or ett bomull?

Words built with bomull

  • bomullsplantage cotton plantation
  • bomullsklänning cotton dress
  • bomullsexport cotton exports

Questions

What does bomull mean in English?

bomull means “cotton”.

Is it en bomull or ett bomull?

It is en bomull, and “the cotton” is bomullen.

Nearby common words

bomull is number 7,842 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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