Swedish noun

en krage

collar

Meaning

collar

In Swedish: uppstående eller nervikt del av klädesplagg närmast halsen

Forms

Forms of krage
Singular, indefiniteen krage
Singular, definitekragen
Plural, indefinitekragar
Plural, definitekragarna

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

Practise krage

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Is it en krage or ett krage?

Expressions

  • ta sig i kragen
    pull oneself together

Words built with krage

  • skjortkrage shirt collar

Questions

What does krage mean in English?

krage means “collar”.

Is it en krage or ett krage?

It is en krage, and “the collar” is kragen.

What is the plural of krage?

The plural of krage is kragar, and the definite plural is kragarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish kraghi, from Old Norse kragi and Middle Low German krage, from Proto-Germanic *kragô (“throat”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-.

Nearby common words

krage is number 6,562 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,558avslöjande disclosure, revealing
  • 6,559bark bark
  • 6,560biograf picture theatre, movie (theater (US))
  • 6,561klimat climate
  • 6,563näring nourishment, industry
  • 6,564tillsätta add, appoint
  • 6,565utspela kataklysm, to be set, to play out, to take place (of a story that takes place somewhere)
  • 6,566tu two
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