Swedish noun

ett dråp

manslaughter

Meaning

manslaughter

In Swedish: (oavsiktligt) dödande av en människa

Forms

Forms of dråp
Singular, indefiniteett dråp
Singular, definitedråpet
Plural, indefinitedråp
Plural, definitedråpen

dråp is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort dråp, det stora dråpet. Check another noun

Practise dråp

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Is it en dråp or ett dråp?

dråp in a sentence

  • mord och dråp
    homicide 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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