en deg
Meaning
dough
In Swedish: hopknådad massa som ska bli bröd
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en deg |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | degen |
| Plural, indefinite | degar |
| Plural, definite | degarna |
deg is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor deg, den stora degen. Check another noun
Practise deg
1 / 2Is it en deg or ett deg?
Words built with deg
- sprängdeg plastic explosive
- degbunke (large) bowl
Questions
What does deg mean in English?
deg means “dough”.
Is it en deg or ett deg?
It is en deg, and “the dough” is degen.
What is the plural of deg?
The plural of deg is degar, and the definite plural is degarna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish dēgher, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”).
Nearby common words
deg is number 8,616 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 8,613beträffande concerning, regarding
- 8,614angripare an attacker, an aggressor
- 8,615outhärdlig unbearable
- 8,617bandspelare a tape recorder
- 8,618cement cement
- 8,619gnugga rub
- 8,620spillo only used in gå till spillo
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary