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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett bälte

zone, belt

Meaning

zone; belt

In Swedish: rem att bära om midjan, livrem

Forms

Forms of bälte
Singular, indefiniteett bälte
Singular, definitebältet
Plural, indefinitebälten
Plural, definitebältena

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

Practise bälte

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Is it en bälte or ett bälte?

bälte in a sentence

  • skogen växte i ett bälte längs vattnet
    the trees of the forest grew in a narrow zone along the shore
  • hon bar en kniv i bältet
    she carried a knife in her belt
  • svart bälte
    black belt
  • bibelbälte
    Bible belt
  • ett oljebälte
    an oil slick

Words built with bälte

  • bilbälte seatbelt

Questions

What does bälte mean in English?

bälte means “zone, belt”.

Is it en bälte or ett bälte?

It is ett bälte, and “the zone” is bältet.

What is the plural of bälte?

The plural of bälte is bälten, and the definite plural is bältena.

Similar words

skärp

Origin

From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“belt”), from Latin balteus.

Nearby common words

bälte is number 2,996 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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