Swedish noun

en fågelskrämma

a scarecrow (effigy to deter birds)

Meaning

a scarecrow (effigy to deter birds)

Forms

Forms of fågelskrämma
Singular, indefiniteen fågelskrämma
Singular, definitefågelskrämman
Plural, indefinitefågelskrämmor
Plural, definitefågelskrämmorna

fågelskrämma is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fågelskrämma, den stora fågelskrämman. Check another noun

Practise fågelskrämma

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Is it en fågelskrämma or ett fågelskrämma?

Questions

What does fågelskrämma mean in English?

fågelskrämma means “a scarecrow (effigy to deter birds)”.

Is it en fågelskrämma or ett fågelskrämma?

It is en fågelskrämma, and “the a scarecrow” is fågelskrämman.

What is the plural of fågelskrämma?

The plural of fågelskrämma is fågelskrämmor, and the definite plural is fågelskrämmorna.

Origin

From fågel (“bird”) + skrämma (“scare [device used to frighten, now chiefly in some compounds]”).

Nearby common words

fågelskrämma is number 9,262 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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