Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett hörn

corner

Meaning

corner

In Swedish: yttre eller inre vinkel av ett föremål

Forms

Forms of hörn
Singular, indefiniteett hörn
Singular, definitehörnet
Plural, indefinitehörn
Plural, definitehörnen

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

Practise hörn

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Is it en hörn or ett hörn?

hörn in a sentence

  • gubben satt i ett hörn och karvade träfigurer
    the old man sat in a corner carving wooden figurines
  • affären ligger runt hörnet
    the shop is just round the corner
  • Från jordens alla hörn
    From all the corners of the earth

Expressions

  • vara med på ett hörn
    join 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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