Swedish noun

ett dropp

drip, intravenous drip, IV

Meaning

drip; intravenous drip, IV

In Swedish: stänk, droppande

Forms

Forms of dropp
Singular, indefiniteett dropp
Singular, definitedroppet

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

Practise dropp

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Is it en dropp or ett dropp?

dropp in a sentence

  • dropp från en läckande kran
    drip from a leaky faucet
  • patienten fick dropp
    the patient received a drip / was on an IV

Words built with dropp

  • droppflaska IV, dropping bottle
  • takdropp dropping from the eaves (ceiling)

Questions

What does dropp mean in English?

dropp means “drip, intravenous drip, IV”.

Is it en dropp or ett dropp?

It is ett dropp, and “the drip” is droppet.

Origin

From Middle Low German druppen, from or related to Old Saxon dropo (“a drop”).

Nearby common words

dropp is number 6,259 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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