Swedish noun

ett brass

brass

Meaning

brass

In Swedish: bleckblåsinstrument i en orkester

Forms

Forms of brass
Singular, indefinite	ett brass
Singular, definite	brasset

brass is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort brass, det stora brasset. Check another noun

Practise brass

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Is it en brass or ett brass?

Words built with brass

brassband brass

Questions

What does brass mean in English?

brass means “brass”.

Is it en brass or ett brass?

It is ett brass, and “the brass” is brasset.

Nearby common words

brass is number 8,866 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,862lime key lime, lime
8,863högljutt loudly, loud
8,864glödlampa light bulb, bulb, incandescent light bulb
8,865asyl asylum
8,867härstamma originate (arise) from, date from
8,868kompetens capability, competence
8,869olympisk Olympic
8,870rim rhyme

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary