en fot
Meaning
foot
In Swedish: nedersta delen av benet
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fot |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | foten |
| Plural, indefinite | fötter |
| Plural, definite | fötterna |
fot is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fot, den stora foten. Check another noun
Practise fot
1 / 2Is it en fot or ett fot?
fot in a sentence
- När man står upp så har man fötterna på backen.When you stand up, your feet are on the ground.
- fötterna på pallenthe feet of the stool
Expressions
- gå till fotsgo on foot, walk
- stå på god fot med (någon)be on a good footing with someone
- på stående fotoff the cuff, off-hand
Words built with fot
- fotsula sole
Questions
What does fot mean in English?
fot means “foot”.
Is it en fot or ett fot?
It is en fot, and “the foot” is foten.
What is the plural of fot?
The plural of fot is fötter, and the definite plural is fötterna.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish fōter, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.
Nearby common words
fot is number 999 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

