en känsel
Meaning
feeling
In Swedish: förmåga att känna beröring, kyla etc
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en känsel |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | känseln |
känsel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor känsel, den stora känseln. Check another noun
Practise känsel
1 / 1Is it en känsel or ett känsel?
Questions
What does känsel mean in English?
känsel means “feeling”.
Is it en känsel or ett känsel?
It is en känsel, and “the feeling” is känseln.
Origin
Derived from känna (“to feel, to touch, to perceive”), used since the 1600s.
Nearby common words
känsel is number 7,312 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,308polisarbete police work
- 7,309begränsning bounds, restriction
- 7,310innebörd meaning, significance
- 7,311kr abbreviation of krona (currency of Sweden)
- 7,313lut lye
- 7,314omsorg care
- 7,315papegoja parrot
- 7,316språng jump
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