Swedish adjective

ihålig

hollow

Meaning

hollow

In Swedish: som har ett hål inuti, urholkad

Forms

Forms of ihålig
Basic form	ihålig	with en-words
Neuter	ihåligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	ihåliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

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What does ihålig mean?

ihålig in a sentence

ett ihåligt träd
a hollow tree
Många djur bygger sina bon i ihåliga träd.
Many animals make their nests in hollow trees.

Questions

What does ihålig mean in English?

ihålig means “hollow”.

Origin

i + hål + -ig

Nearby common words

ihålig is number 7,061 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,057bortglömd forgotten (by most)
7,058fridfull peaceful, serene
7,059avfärd departure
7,060blankett form
7,062magnet magnet
7,063norm norm, standard
7,064otänkbar unthinkable
7,065syndrom syndrome

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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