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Swedish noun

en klädsel

dress, clothing

Meaning

dress; clothing

In Swedish: det sätt som man är klädd på, kläder

Forms

Forms of klädsel
Singular, indefiniteen klädsel
Singular, definiteklädseln
Plural, indefiniteklädslar
Plural, definiteklädslarna

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

Practise klädsel

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Is it en klädsel or ett klädsel?

klädsel in a sentence

  • ny klädsel till soffan
    new upholstery for the sofa
  • klädsel kavaj
    dress jacket
  • På inbjudan står festlig klädsel
    The invitation says festive attire
  • Restaurangen kräver lämplig klädsel
    The restaurant requires appropriate clothing
  • Mörk klädsel är traditionellt på en begravning
    Dark attire is traditional at a funeral
  • ledig klädsel
    casual wear

Questions

What does klädsel mean in English?

klädsel means “dress, clothing”.

Is it en klädsel or ett klädsel?

It is en klädsel, and “the dress” is klädseln.

What is the plural of klädsel?

The plural of klädsel is klädslar, and the definite plural is klädslarna.

Origin

Nominal formation related to kläda (“to dress”).

Nearby common words

klädsel is number 6,350 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,346rubb all of it, the whole shebang
  • 6,347moraliskt morally (relating to morals or ethics)
  • 6,348arrest detention, custody
  • 6,349blygsam modest, moderate
  • 6,351minnesförlust memory loss
  • 6,352spratt jumped, trick
  • 6,353järnet with great intensity
  • 6,354självständig independent (of a person or the like), independent (of a country, agency, or the like)
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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