Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en boskap

livestock, cattle

Meaning

livestock; cattle

In Swedish: kreatur, stora husdjur

Forms

Forms of boskap
Singular, indefiniteen boskap
Singular, definiteboskapen

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

Practise boskap

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Is it en boskap or ett boskap?

Words built with boskap

  • boskapsskötsel stock raising
  • nötboskap cattle

Questions

What does boskap mean in English?

boskap means “livestock, cattle”.

Is it en boskap or ett boskap?

It is en boskap, and “the livestock” is boskapen.

Similar words

kreatur

Origin

From bo + -skap.

Nearby common words

boskap is number 4,060 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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