Swedish noun
ett dekan
decane
Meaning
decane
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett dekan |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | dekanet |
dekan is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort dekan, det stora dekanet. Check another noun
Practise dekan
1 / 1Is it en dekan or ett dekan?
Questions
What does dekan mean in English?
dekan means “decane”.
Is it en dekan or ett dekan?
It is ett dekan, and “the decane” is dekanet.
Nearby common words
dekan is number 8,312 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,308köttfärslimpa meatloaf, meat loaf
- 8,309dörrvakt doorkeeper
- 8,310näsblod nosebleed, noseblood (blood produced from a nosebleed)
- 8,311tesla tesla
- 8,313brösta to act proud (by puffing out one's chest, or figuratively), to swagger, to act cocky
- 8,314western a western (movie)
- 8,315stadion stadium
- 8,316balansera balance
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