Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en käpp

stick/ɕɛp/

Meaning

stick

In Swedish: grov pinne

Forms

Forms of käpp
Singular, indefiniteen käpp
Singular, definitekäppen
Plural, indefinitekäppar
Plural, definitekäpparna

käpp is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor käpp, den stora käppen. Check another noun

Practise käpp

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Is it en käpp or ett käpp?

käpp in a sentence

  • Käppen är av.
    The cane is broken.

Expressions

  • sätta en käpp i hjulet
    throw a spanner in the works

Words built with käpp

  • promenadkäpp walking stick

Questions

What does käpp mean in English?

käpp means “stick”.

Is it en käpp or ett käpp?

It is en käpp, and “the stick” is käppen.

What is the plural of käpp?

The plural of käpp is käppar, and the definite plural is käpparna.

Similar words

stör

Origin

From Old Swedish käpper, from Old Norse keppr.

Nearby common words

käpp is number 4,495 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