Swedish adjective · noun· top 5,000 most common
gul
yellow/ɡʉːl/
gul as an adjective
Meaning
yellow
In Swedish: färgad som guld
Forms
| Basic form | gul | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | gult | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | gula | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | gulare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | gulast | “-est”, “most …” |
gul as a noun
Meaning
yellow
Practise gul
1 / 1What does gul mean?
gul in a sentence
- gul lökyellow onion
- solen lyser gulthe sun shines yellow
Words built with gul
- senapsgul mustard yellow
Questions
What does gul mean in English?
gul means “yellow”.
Similar words
citronfärgadsolgul
Origin
From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).
Nearby common words
gul is number 2,959 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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