en dolk
Meaning
dagger
In Swedish: ett slags kniv
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en dolk |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | dolken |
| Plural, indefinite | dolkar |
| Plural, definite | dolkarna |
dolk is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor dolk, den stora dolken. Check another noun
Practise dolk
1 / 2Is it en dolk or ett dolk?
dolk in a sentence
- en dolk i ryggena dagger in the back [usually figuratively – see also dolkstöt]
Questions
What does dolk mean in English?
dolk means “dagger”.
Is it en dolk or ett dolk?
It is en dolk, and “the dagger” is dolken.
What is the plural of dolk?
The plural of dolk is dolkar, and the definite plural is dolkarna.
Origin
From Middle Low German dolk, from Old Saxon *dalk, from Proto-West Germanic *dalk, from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰalg-, *dʰalk-.
Nearby common words
dolk is number 5,939 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