Swedish noun

en klippning

an act of cutting with scissors, shears, or the like, clipping, a result from such cutting, for example a haircut, cutting (film editing), clipping

Meaning

an act of cutting with scissors, shears, or the like, clipping; a result from such cutting, for example a haircut; cutting (film editing); clipping

Forms

Forms of klippning
Singular, indefiniteen klippning
Singular, definiteklippningen
Plural, indefiniteklippningar
Plural, definiteklippningarna

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

Practise klippning

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Is it en klippning or ett klippning?

Questions

What does klippning mean in English?

klippning means “an act of cutting with scissors, shears, or the like, clipping, a result from such cutting, for example a haircut”.

Is it en klippning or ett klippning?

It is en klippning, and “the an act of cutting with scissors” is klippningen.

What is the plural of klippning?

The plural of klippning is klippningar, and the definite plural is klippningarna.

Origin

klippa + -ning (“-ing”)

Nearby common words

klippning is number 9,991 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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