Swedish noun

ett hö

hay/høː/

Meaning

hay

In Swedish: torkat gräs (som foder åt djur)

Forms

Forms of hö
Singular, indefinite	ett hö
Singular, definite	höet

hö is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hö, det stora höet. Check another noun

Practise hö

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Is it en hö or ett hö?

Words built with hö

höstack haystack

Questions

What does hö mean in English?

hö means “hay”.

Is it en hö or ett hö?

It is ett hö, and “the hay” is höet.

Origin

From Old Swedish hø̄, from Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic *hawją.

Nearby common words

hö is number 8,775 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,771avskyvärt despicable, detestably
8,772baronessan baroness
8,773bula swelling, bump
8,774galge hanger, gallows
8,776splitter splinter
8,777vikarie substitute
8,778arbetsdag work day, working day
8,779artighet politeness

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