Swedish noun

en hörsel

hearing

Meaning

hearing

In Swedish: förmåga att höra

Forms

Forms of hörsel
Singular, indefiniteen hörsel
Singular, definitehörseln

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

Practise hörsel

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Is it en hörsel or ett hörsel?

hörsel in a sentence

  • hon har nedsatt hörsel
    she is hard of hearing

Words built with hörsel

  • hörselnerv auditory nerve
  • hörselapparat hearing aid
  • hörselskydd ear defenders (protectors)
  • hörselskada hearing impairment

Questions

What does hörsel mean in English?

hörsel means “hearing”.

Is it en hörsel or ett hörsel?

It is en hörsel, and “the hearing” is hörseln.

Origin

From Old Swedish hørsl, hørsla, equivalent to höra (“to hear”) + -sel.

Nearby common words

hörsel is number 7,191 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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