ett hot
Meaning
threat, menace
In Swedish: varning för följderna om inte talarens krav uppfylls
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett hot |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hotet |
| Plural, indefinite | hot |
| Plural, definite | hoten |
hot is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hot, det stora hotet. Check another noun
Practise hot
1 / 2Is it en hot or ett hot?
hot in a sentence
- kapprustningen utgör ett hot mot världsfredenthe arms race is a menace to world peace
- hon tvingades under hot att lämna husetshe was forced out of the building under threat
Words built with hot
- krigshot threat of war
- rivningshot threat of demolition
- hotfull threatening, menacing, ominous
Questions
What does hot mean in English?
hot means “threat, menace”.
Is it en hot or ett hot?
It is ett hot, and “the threat” is hotet.
What is the plural of hot?
hot doesn't change in the plural: ett hot, två hot (definite: hoten).
Similar words
hotelse
Origin
From Old Swedish hōt n, from Old Norse hót n pl, from Proto-Germanic *hwōtō (“threat”), cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌰 f (ƕōta).
Nearby common words
hot is number 1,242 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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