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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en hiss

lift, (elevator (US))

Meaning

lift, (elevator (US))

In Swedish: apparat som transporterar människor etc mellan våningarna i en byggnad

Forms

Forms of hiss
Singular, indefiniteen hiss
Singular, definitehissen
Plural, indefinitehissar
Plural, definitehissarna

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

Practise hiss

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Is it en hiss or ett hiss?

hiss in a sentence

  • att åka hiss
    to ride an elevator
  • ta hissen till elfte våningen
    take the elevator to the eleventh floor
  • ta hissen upp till toppen av Eiffeltornet
    take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower

Words built with hiss

  • mathiss food-lift
  • hisstrumma lift shaft
  • hissdörr lift door

Questions

What does hiss mean in English?

hiss means “lift, (elevator (US))”.

Is it en hiss or ett hiss?

It is en hiss, and “the lift” is hissen.

What is the plural of hiss?

The plural of hiss is hissar, and the definite plural is hissarna.

Origin

Deverbal from hissa (“to hoist”).

Nearby common words

hiss is number 2,717 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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