Swedish noun

en cylinder

cylinder

Meaning

cylinder

In Swedish: jämntjockt rör, hög hatt

Forms

Forms of cylinder
Singular, indefiniteen cylinder
Singular, definitecylindern
Plural, indefinitecylindrar
Plural, definitecylindrarna

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

Practise cylinder

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Is it en cylinder or ett cylinder?

Words built with cylinder

  • cylinderformig cylindrical
  • cylinderhatt top hat

Questions

What does cylinder mean in English?

cylinder means “cylinder”.

Is it en cylinder or ett cylinder?

It is en cylinder, and “the cylinder” is cylindern.

What is the plural of cylinder?

The plural of cylinder is cylindrar, and the definite plural is cylindrarna.

Origin

From Latin cylindrus, not necessarily directly.

Nearby common words

cylinder is number 9,701 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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