ett hörn
Meaning
corner
In Swedish: yttre eller inre vinkel av ett föremål
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett hörn |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hörnet |
| Plural, indefinite | hörn |
| Plural, definite | hörnen |
hörn is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hörn, det stora hörnet. Check another noun
Practise hörn
1 / 2Is it en hörn or ett hörn?
hörn in a sentence
- gubben satt i ett hörn och karvade träfigurerthe old man sat in a corner carving wooden figurines
- affären ligger runt hörnetthe shop is just round the corner
- Från jordens alla hörnFrom all the corners of the earth
Expressions
- vara med på ett hörnjoin in
Words built with hörn
- gathörn street corner
- bordshörn corner of a table
- hörnsoffa corner sofa
Questions
What does hörn mean in English?
hörn means “corner”.
Is it en hörn or ett hörn?
It is ett hörn, and “the corner” is hörnet.
What is the plural of hörn?
hörn doesn't change in the plural: ett hörn, två hörn (definite: hörnen).
Origin
From Old Norse hyrna, from Proto-Germanic *hurnijǭ.
Nearby common words
hörn is number 1,633 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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