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en fläck

spot

Meaning

spot

In Swedish: litet nedsmutsat ställe

Forms

Forms of fläck
Singular, indefiniteen fläck
Singular, definitefläcken
Plural, indefinitefläckar
Plural, definitefläckarna

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

Practise fläck

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Is it en fläck or ett fläck?

fläck in a sentence

  • få en fläck på byxan
    get a spot on one's trousers
  • en fläck på tröjan
    a stain on the sweater
  • en fläck på huden
    a spot on the skin

Words built with fläck

  • skönhetsfläck blemish, flaw
  • skamfläck stain, blot
  • fläckfri spotless
  • färgfläck paint spot

Questions

What does fläck mean in English?

fläck means “spot”.

Is it en fläck or ett fläck?

It is en fläck, and “the spot” is fläcken.

What is the plural of fläck?

The plural of fläck is fläckar, and the definite plural is fläckarna.

Origin

From Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark”).

Nearby common words

fläck is number 3,293 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary