en gisslan
Meaning
hostage(s)
In Swedish: person(er) som hålls i fångenskap av någon som vill tvinga sig till fördelar (pengar, rätt att fritt lämna platsen etc)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en gisslan |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | gisslan |
| Plural, indefinite | gisslan |
gisslan is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gisslan, den stora gisslan. Check another noun
Practise gisslan
1 / 2Is it en gisslan or ett gisslan?
gisslan in a sentence
- ta gisslantake hostages
Questions
What does gisslan mean in English?
gisslan means “hostage(s)”.
Is it en gisslan or ett gisslan?
It is en gisslan, and “the hostage” is gisslan.
What is the plural of gisslan?
gisslan doesn't change in the plural: en gisslan, två gisslan.
Origin
From Old Swedish gislan (noun), from gisla (verb), from Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Norse ᚨᛊᚢᚷᛁᛊᚨᛚᚨᛊ (asugisalas), from *ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ (*gislaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“hostage”).
Nearby common words
gisslan is number 2,015 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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