en klänning
Meaning
dress
In Swedish: ett klädesplagg för kvinnor
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en klänning |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | klänningen |
| Plural, indefinite | klänningar |
| Plural, definite | klänningarna |
klänning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor klänning, den stora klänningen. Check another noun
Practise klänning
1 / 2Is it en klänning or ett klänning?
Words built with klänning
- klänningstyg fabric for a dress
Questions
What does klänning mean in English?
klänning means “dress”.
Is it en klänning or ett klänning?
It is en klänning, and “the dress” is klänningen.
What is the plural of klänning?
The plural of klänning is klänningar, and the definite plural is klänningarna.
Origin
From klädning (“costume”), from kläda (“to dress”) + -ning.
Nearby common words
klänning is number 1,245 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

