en hy
Meaning
skin; complexion
In Swedish: ansiktshud; ansiktsfärg
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hy |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hyn |
hy is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hy, den stora hyn. Check another noun
Practise hy
1 / 1Is it en hy or ett hy?
hy in a sentence
- finnig hypimply skin
- skär hypink complexion
Questions
What does hy mean in English?
hy means “skin, complexion”.
Is it en hy or ett hy?
It is en hy, and “the skin” is hyn.
Origin
From Old Norse hý, from Proto-Germanic *hiwją, either from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- or from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-, or a merger of the two.
Nearby common words
hy is number 5,739 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,735sluten private, introvert
- 5,736töm rein
- 5,737ideal ideal
- 5,738frigivning release, liberation, emancipation
- 5,740häcka nest
- 5,741statistik statistics
- 5,742taco a taco
- 5,743underrättelsetjänst an intelligence agency
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