Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett kläde

cloth, clothes, broadcloth/ˈklɛːˌdɛ/

Meaning

cloth, clothes; broadcloth

Forms

Forms of kläde
Singular, indefiniteett kläde
Singular, definiteklädet
Plural, indefinitekläder
Plural, definitekläderna

kläde is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort kläde, det stora klädet. Check another noun

Practise kläde

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Is it en kläde or ett kläde?

Questions

What does kläde mean in English?

kläde means “cloth, clothes, broadcloth”.

Is it en kläde or ett kläde?

It is ett kläde, and “the cloth” is klädet.

What is the plural of kläde?

The plural of kläde is kläder, and the definite plural is kläderna.

Origin

From Old Swedish klæþi, from Old Norse klæði, borrowed from Old Frisian klāth, klēth or Old English clāþ, clǣþ, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą (“garment”).

Nearby common words

kläde is number 3,021 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. Browse the dictionary