en höft
Meaning
hip
In Swedish: sidan av kroppen nedanför midjan
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en höft |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | höften |
| Plural, indefinite | höfter |
| Plural, definite | höfterna |
höft is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor höft, den stora höften. Check another noun
Practise höft
1 / 2Is it en höft or ett höft?
Expressions
- på en höftat random
Words built with höft
- höftled hip joint
Questions
What does höft mean in English?
höft means “hip”.
Is it en höft or ett höft?
It is en höft, and “the hip” is höften.
What is the plural of höft?
The plural of höft is höfter, and the definite plural is höfterna.
Origin
Originally borrowed from Middle Low German hufte.
Nearby common words
höft is number 4,412 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,408beslöt resolved, decided
- 4,409färre fewer
- 4,410negativt negative
- 4,411tillräcklig sufficient, enough
- 4,413självförsvar self defence, self defense
- 4,414rocka to rock (be great), to rock (play, or listen to, rock music)
- 4,415konfrontera to confront
- 4,416bönor beans
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary