Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en gula

yolkAlso the plural of gul./²ɡʉː.ˌla/

Meaning

yolk

In Swedish: det gula i ett ägg

Forms

Forms of gula
Singular, indefiniteen gula
Singular, definitegulan
Plural, indefinitegulor
Plural, definitegulorna

gula is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gula, den stora gulan. Check another noun

Practise gula

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Is it en gula or ett gula?

gula in a sentence

  • gulan och vitan
    the yolk and [the] white

Words built with gula

  • äggula egg yolk

Questions

What does gula mean in English?

gula means “yolk”.

Is it en gula or ett gula?

It is en gula, and “the yolk” is gulan.

What is the plural of gula?

The plural of gula is gulor, and the definite plural is gulorna.

Origin

Nominalization of gul (“yellow”), perhaps from expressions like "det gula i ägget" (the yellow [stuff] in the egg).

Nearby common words

gula is number 3,544 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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