en is
Meaning
ice
In Swedish: fruset vatten
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en is |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | isen |
| Plural, indefinite | isar |
| Plural, definite | isarna |
is is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor is, den stora isen. Check another noun
Practise is
1 / 2Is it en is or ett is?
Expressions
- ha is i magenkeep a cool head
- lägga något på isput sth. on ice
- vara under isenhave gone under
Words built with is
- isflak ice floe
Questions
What does is mean in English?
is means “ice”.
Is it en is or ett is?
It is en is, and “the ice” is isen.
What is the plural of is?
The plural of is is isar, and the definite plural is isarna.
Similar words
fruset vattenfryst vattenstelnat vatten
Origin
From Old Swedish is, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-.
Nearby common words
is is number 1,481 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary