en fågel
fågel as a noun(en fågel)
Meaning
bird
In Swedish: ryggradsdjur med vingar och fjädrar
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fågel |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fågeln |
| Plural, indefinite | fåglar |
| Plural, definite | fåglarna |
fågel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fågel, den stora fågeln. Check another noun
fågel as an adverb
Meaning
a high placed (hidden) object
Practise fågel
1 / 2Is it en fågel or ett fågel?
fågel in a sentence
- Det flyger en fågel där bortaThere is a bird flying over there
- – Det börjar brännas. – Fågel, fisk eller mittemellan?– It's getting hot. – High, low or in-between?
Words built with fågel
- fågelvägen as the crow flies
- flyttfågel migratory bird, bird of passage
- fågelbur bird cage
- sångfågel song bird
- fågelskrämma scarecrow
- fågelskådare birdwatcher, twitcher
- fågelliv bird life
- fågelholk nesting box
Questions
What does fågel mean in English?
fågel means “bird”.
Is it en fågel or ett fågel?
It is en fågel, and “the bird” is fågeln.
What is the plural of fågel?
The plural of fågel is fåglar, and the definite plural is fåglarna.
Similar words
pippifjäderfä
Origin
From Old Swedish fughl, foghl, from Old Norse fogl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.
Nearby common words
fågel is number 1,231 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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