ett kol
Meaning
carbon; coal; charcoal
In Swedish: ett grundämne (som i uppblandad form finns i stenkol)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett kol |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kolet |
| Plural, indefinite | kol |
| Plural, definite | kolen |
kol is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort kol, det stora kolet. Check another noun
Practise kol
1 / 2Is it en kol or ett kol?
kol in a sentence
- ett glödande kolan ember
Expressions
- lägga på ett kolget a move on
Words built with kol
- koldioxid carbon dioxide
- kolgruva coal mine
Questions
What does kol mean in English?
kol means “carbon, coal”.
Is it en kol or ett kol?
It is ett kol, and “the carbon” is kolet.
What is the plural of kol?
kol doesn't change in the plural: ett kol, två kol (definite: kolen).
Origin
From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).
Nearby common words
kol is number 4,134 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,130kidnappning kidnapping
- 4,131hammare hammer
- 4,132maska go slow, work to rule
- 4,133undergång ruin, fall
- 4,135intelligens intelligence
- 4,136avancerad advanced
- 4,137utslag decision, manifestation
- 4,138ordentlig orderly
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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