Swedish noun

en fladdermus

a bat; a nocturnal flying mammal, a promiscuous woman

Meaning

a bat; a nocturnal flying mammal; a promiscuous woman

Forms

Forms of fladdermus
Singular, indefiniteen fladdermus
Singular, definitefladdermusen
Plural, indefinitefladdermöss
Plural, definitefladdermössen

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

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Questions

What does fladdermus mean in English?

fladdermus means “a bat; a nocturnal flying mammal, a promiscuous woman”.

Is it en fladdermus or ett fladdermus?

It is en fladdermus, and “the a bat” is fladdermusen.

What is the plural of fladdermus?

The plural of fladdermus is fladdermöss, and the definite plural is fladdermössen.

Origin

From Old Swedish flædhermus.

Nearby common words

fladdermus is number 6,077 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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