Swedish noun

en cross

a ball hit more or less diagonally across the playing field, motocross (or similar sports), a motorbike (small and light motorcycle (as used in or similar to those used in motocross))

Meaning

a ball hit more or less diagonally across the playing field; motocross (or similar sports); a motorbike (small and light motorcycle (as used in or similar to those used in motocross))

Forms

Forms of cross
Singular, indefiniteen cross
Singular, definitecrossen
Plural, indefinitecrossar
Plural, definitecrossarna

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

Practise cross

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Is it en cross or ett cross?

cross in a sentence

  • åka cross i skogen
    ride a motorbike in the forest

Questions

What does cross mean in English?

cross means “a ball hit more or less diagonally across the playing field, motocross (or similar sports)”.

Is it en cross or ett cross?

It is en cross, and “the a ball hit more or less diagonally across the playing field” is crossen.

What is the plural of cross?

The plural of cross is crossar, and the definite plural is crossarna.

Origin

Borrowed from English cross.

Nearby common words

cross is number 5,510 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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