en handske
Meaning
glove
In Swedish: (skinn)beklädnad för handen
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en handske |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | handsken |
| Plural, indefinite | handskar |
| Plural, definite | handskarna |
handske is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor handske, den stora handsken. Check another noun
Practise handske
1 / 2Is it en handske or ett handske?
Words built with handske
- arbetshandske working glove
- mockahandske suède glove
- handskmakare glover
Questions
What does handske mean in English?
handske means “glove”.
Is it en handske or ett handske?
It is en handske, and “the glove” is handsken.
What is the plural of handske?
The plural of handske is handskar, and the definite plural is handskarna.
Nearby common words
handske is number 2,888 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,884haka to hook (attach with something hook-like), to get hooked (stuck on something hook-like, not figuratively)
- 2,885juli July
- 2,886puls pulse
- 2,887muta bribe
- 2,889körkort a driver's license (document giving a person legal right to drive a type of motor vehicle)
- 2,890jisses alternative form of jösses
- 2,891jätte giant
- 2,892spola flush, wash
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

