Swedish noun

ett gnäll

grumbling, whimpering, squeaking, squeakAlso the imperative of gnälla.

Meaning

grumbling; whimpering; squeaking; squeak; whine; whining

In Swedish: ynklig gråt

Forms

Forms of gnäll
Singular, indefinite	ett gnäll
Singular, definite	gnället

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

Practise gnäll

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Is it en gnäll or ett gnäll?

Questions

What does gnäll mean in English?

gnäll means “grumbling, whimpering”.

Is it en gnäll or ett gnäll?

It is ett gnäll, and “the grumbling” is gnället.

Similar words

gnabb

Origin

Deverbal from gnälla.

Nearby common words

gnäll is number 7,128 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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7,124nyår New Year's; the time about New Year's Eve / New Year's Day
7,125historiskt historically
7,126mar alternative form of mar.: abbreviation of mars (“March”)
7,129diplomat diplomat
7,130fördom bias, prejudice
7,131orakel oracle
7,132surra buzz, tie

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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