en knut
Meaning
knot; splice; corner; kilometres per hour
In Swedish: punkt där en el. flera trådar knyts, skarv
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en knut |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | knuten |
| Plural, indefinite | knutar |
| Plural, definite | knutarna |
knut is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor knut, den stora knuten. Check another noun
Practise knut
1 / 2Is it en knut or ett knut?
knut in a sentence
- han kom upp i 150 knutarhe hit 150 kilometres per hour
- knyta en knuttie a knot
- ett rött hus med vita knutara red house with white corners
- Vi har grannarna inpå knutarnaOur neighbors' house is very close to ours ("we have our neighbors close to the corners of our house")
Words built with knut
- dubbelknut granny knot
- hårknut bun
- husknut corner
Questions
What does knut mean in English?
knut means “knot, splice”.
Is it en knut or ett knut?
It is en knut, and “the knot” is knuten.
What is the plural of knut?
The plural of knut is knutar, and the definite plural is knutarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish knūter from Old Norse knútr, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô, *knudô (compare *knuttan-, whence English knot).
Nearby common words
knut is number 6,710 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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