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Swedish noun

en kramp

[muscular] spasm, cramp

Meaning

[muscular] spasm; cramp

In Swedish: ofrivillig muskelsammandragning

Forms

Forms of kramp
Singular, indefiniteen kramp
Singular, definitekrampen
Plural, indefinitekramper
Plural, definitekramperna

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

Practise kramp

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Is it en kramp or ett kramp?

kramp in a sentence

  • få kramp
    get cramps
  • Han har kramp i ena benet
    He has a cramp in one of his legs

Words built with kramp

  • kärlkramp vascular spasm

Questions

What does kramp mean in English?

kramp means “[muscular] spasm, cramp”.

Is it en kramp or ett kramp?

It is en kramp, and “the [muscular] spasm” is krampen.

What is the plural of kramp?

The plural of kramp is kramper, and the definite plural is kramperna.

Origin

From Middle Low German krampe (whence Norwegian krampe and Danish krampe), from Old Saxon krampo, from Proto-Germanic *krampō, from Proto-Indo-European *grem-.

Nearby common words

kramp is number 6,291 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,287hycklare a hypocrite (hypocritical person)
  • 6,288taskigt nastily, cruelly
  • 6,289stila to show off, to flash (a new style)
  • 6,290psyke mentality, psyche
  • 6,292leg certified, authorized; indicating an authorized medical doctor, not a quack; abbreviation of legitimerad
  • 6,293svinga swing
  • 6,294vräka throw out, evict
  • 6,295ärm sleeve
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