Swedish noun

ett flor

gauze, be in bloom, flourishing

Meaning

gauze; be in bloom; flourishing

In Swedish: (slöja av) tunt tyg

Forms

Forms of flor
Singular, indefiniteett flor
Singular, definitefloret
Plural, indefiniteflor
Plural, definitefloren

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

Practise flor

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Is it en flor or ett flor?

flor in a sentence

  • stå i sitt flor
    be flourishing

Words built with flor

  • sorgflor mourning veil

Questions

What does flor mean in English?

flor means “gauze, be in bloom”.

Is it en flor or ett flor?

It is ett flor, and “the gauze” is floret.

What is the plural of flor?

flor doesn't change in the plural: ett flor, två flor (definite: floren).

Origin

Borrowed from German Flor (“thin fabric, veil”)

Nearby common words

flor is number 7,848 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary