ett dråp
Meaning
manslaughter
In Swedish: (oavsiktligt) dödande av en människa
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett dråp |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | dråpet |
| Plural, indefinite | dråp |
| Plural, definite | dråpen |
dråp is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort dråp, det stora dråpet. Check another noun
Practise dråp
1 / 2Is it en dråp or ett dråp?
dråp in a sentence
- mord och dråphomicide and manslaughter
Words built with dråp
- dråpförsök attempted murder
Questions
What does dråp mean in English?
dråp means “manslaughter”.
Is it en dråp or ett dråp?
It is ett dråp, and “the manslaughter” is dråpet.
What is the plural of dråp?
dråp doesn't change in the plural: ett dråp, två dråp (definite: dråpen).
Origin
From Old Norse dráp (“slaughter”).
Nearby common words
dråp is number 7,053 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,049spar save
- 7,050fördömd condemned, denounced, blamed
- 7,051glänsa shine, glisten
- 7,052administration administration
- 7,054spädbarn an infant, a baby (very young human being, strictly up to twelve months old (in medical contexts and the like), but otherwise often more loosely up to a couple of years old, like English infant)
- 7,055raska to hurry
- 7,056nykomling a newcomer, a new arrival (including more or less figuratively, for example in sports contexts or of a product)
- 7,057bortglömd forgotten (by most)
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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

