ett krut
Meaning
gunpowder
In Swedish: ett sprängämne
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett krut |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | krutet |
krut is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort krut, det stora krutet. Check another noun
Practise krut
1 / 1Is it en krut or ett krut?
krut in a sentence
- hälla krut i gevärspipanpour gunpowder into the barrel of the rifle
Questions
What does krut mean in English?
krut means “gunpowder”.
Is it en krut or ett krut?
It is ett krut, and “the gunpowder” is krutet.
Origin
Borrowed and clipped from Middle Low German büssenkrūt, bussenkrût (“gunpowder”), from büsse (“rifle”) + krût (“spice, herb”), from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd (“herb, plant”).
Nearby common words
krut is number 5,377 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 5,380vänlighet friendliness, kindness, a friendly or kind act or utterance
- 5,381godkännande authorization
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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