Swedish noun

ett glitter

glistening, glitter, lustre, tinsel

Meaning

glistening; glitter; lustre; tinsel

In Swedish: ljus med snabbt växlande sken

Forms

Forms of glitter
Singular, indefinite	ett glitter
Singular, definite	glittret

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

Practise glitter

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Is it en glitter or ett glitter?

glitter in a sentence

glitter på vågorna
glittering of the waves
julgransglitter
tinsel garlands put on a Christmas tree

Words built with glitter

solglitter glistening sunshine

Questions

What does glitter mean in English?

glitter means “glistening, glitter”.

Is it en glitter or ett glitter?

It is ett glitter, and “the glistening” is glittret.

Origin

Probably from Old Norse glitra.

Nearby common words

glitter is number 8,473 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,469sats clause, sentence
8,470bankomat cash dispenser
8,471exil exile
8,472farsot epidemic, plague
8,474ledighet time off, easiness of manner
8,475lipa blubber
8,476spridning spread
8,477tystna become silent

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary