Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en handske

glove/ˈhandˌskɛ/

Meaning

glove

In Swedish: (skinn)beklädnad för handen

Forms

Forms of handske
Singular, indefiniteen handske
Singular, definitehandsken
Plural, indefinitehandskar
Plural, definitehandskarna

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

Practise handske

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Is 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