en hals
Meaning
neck
In Swedish: kroppsdel som förenar huvudet med bålen (övriga kroppen)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hals |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | halsen |
| Plural, indefinite | halsar |
| Plural, definite | halsarna |
hals is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hals, den stora halsen. Check another noun
Practise hals
1 / 2Is it en hals or ett hals?
hals in a sentence
- sträcka på halsencrane one's neck
- ont i halsensore throat
- skära halsen av någoncut someone's throat
- sätta (något) i halsenchoke (on something)
Words built with hals
- flaskhals bottleneck
Questions
What does hals mean in English?
hals means “neck”.
Is it en hals or ett hals?
It is en hals, and “the neck” is halsen.
What is the plural of hals?
The plural of hals is halsar, and the definite plural is halsarna.
Origin
From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.
Nearby common words
hals is number 1,648 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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