en doft
Meaning
fragrance; odour; perfume; scent
In Swedish: (behaglig) lukt
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en doft |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | doften |
| Plural, indefinite | dofter |
| Plural, definite | dofterna |
doft is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor doft, den stora doften. Check another noun
Practise doft
1 / 2Is it en doft or ett doft?
doft in a sentence
- en doft av honunga scent of honey
Words built with doft
- parfymdoft fragrance of perfume
- blomdoft the sweet scent of flowers
Questions
What does doft mean in English?
doft means “fragrance, odour”.
Is it en doft or ett doft?
It is en doft, and “the fragrance” is doften.
What is the plural of doft?
The plural of doft is dofter, and the definite plural is dofterna.
Origin
From Old Norse dupt, itself related to the root of daufr.
Nearby common words
doft is number 3,221 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,217förfader ancestor, forefather
- 3,218cowboy cowboy
- 3,219paradis paradise
- 3,220stött supported, bumped
- 3,222hastighet speed, velocity
- 3,223sällsynt rare, unusual
- 3,224flyta flow, float
- 3,225klanta to blunder; to mess up, to be "klutzy" (in an extended sense that includes being klutzy in non-physical ways)
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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