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Swedish noun

ett glid

sliding, gliding, on the slide, at-risk (for delinquency or the like), glide ((desirable) low friction), a slide (act of sliding, for example on ice skates)Also the imperative of glida.

Meaning

sliding, gliding; on the slide, at-risk (for delinquency or the like); glide ((desirable) low friction); a slide (act of sliding, for example on ice skates)

Forms

Forms of glid
Singular, indefiniteett glid
Singular, definiteglidet
Plural, indefiniteglid
Plural, definitegliden

glid is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort glid, det stora glidet. Check another noun

Practise glid

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Is it en glid or ett glid?

glid in a sentence

  • komma på glid
    start sliding
  • ungdomar på glid
    at-risk youth
  • Vallan ger bra glid
    The ski wax provides good glide

Questions

What does glid mean in English?

glid means “sliding, gliding, on the slide, at-risk (for delinquency or the like)”.

Is it en glid or ett glid?

It is ett glid, and “the sliding” is glidet.

What is the plural of glid?

glid doesn't change in the plural: ett glid, två glid (definite: gliden).

Origin

Deverbal from glida.

Nearby common words

glid is number 9,325 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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