Swedish noun

en hummer

lobster

Meaning

lobster

In Swedish: kräftdjuret Homarus vulgaris

Forms

Forms of hummer
Singular, indefiniteen hummer
Singular, definitehummern
Plural, indefinitehumrar
Plural, definitehumrarna

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

Practise hummer

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Is it en hummer or ett hummer?

Words built with hummer

  • hummersoppa lobster soup

Questions

What does hummer mean in English?

hummer means “lobster”.

Is it en hummer or ett hummer?

It is en hummer, and “the lobster” is hummern.

What is the plural of hummer?

The plural of hummer is humrar, and the definite plural is humrarna.

Origin

From Old Norse humarr.

Nearby common words

hummer is number 5,199 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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