ett frö
Meaning
germ; seed
In Swedish: korn som kan gro; utsäde
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett frö |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fröet |
| Plural, indefinite | frön |
| Plural, definite | fröna |
frö is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort frö, det stora fröet. Check another noun
Practise frö
1 / 2Is it en frö or ett frö?
Words built with frö
- tvistefrö germ of a dispute
- fröhandel seed shop
Questions
What does frö mean in English?
frö means “germ, seed”.
Is it en frö or ett frö?
It is ett frö, and “the germ” is fröet.
What is the plural of frö?
The plural of frö is frön, and the definite plural is fröna.
Origin
From Old Swedish frø, (Compare Old Danish frø), from Old Norse fræ (Compare Icelandic fræ, Faroese fræ, Norwegian Bokmål frø), from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per-, *(s)prey-.
Nearby common words
frö is number 4,786 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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