en krympling
Meaning
cripple
In Swedish: rörelsehindrad person
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en krympling |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | krymplingen |
| Plural, indefinite | krymplingar |
| Plural, definite | krymplingarna |
krympling is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor krympling, den stora krymplingen. Check another noun
Practise krympling
1 / 2Is it en krympling or ett krympling?
Questions
What does krympling mean in English?
krympling means “cripple”.
Is it en krympling or ett krympling?
It is en krympling, and “the cripple” is krymplingen.
What is the plural of krympling?
The plural of krympling is krymplingar, and the definite plural is krymplingarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish krymplinger, (krymplinge, krimplinger), from a Old East Norse *krymplingʀ, from krympa (“to shrink”) + -lingʀ, ultimately to Proto-Germanic *krumpaz.
Nearby common words
krympling is number 6,720 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,716sedel bill (US), (bank-)note
- 6,717napp dummy, dummie
- 6,718klassiskt classically
- 6,719efterforskning inquiry, investigation
- 6,721säkerhetstjänst a secret service
- 6,722efterlysning all-points bulletin
- 6,723bly lead
- 6,724bår stretcher
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