Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en kudde

pillow/ˈkɵdˈdɛ/

Meaning

pillow

In Swedish: stoppat fodral (att vila huvudet på)

Forms

Forms of kudde
Singular, indefiniteen kudde
Singular, definitekudden
Plural, indefinitekuddar
Plural, definitekuddarna

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

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Is it en kudde or ett kudde?

kudde in a sentence

  • vila huvudet på kudden
    rest one's head on the pillow
  • Ett kuddkrig utbröt
    A pillow fight broke out

Words built with kudde

  • prydnadskudde throw pillow

Questions

What does kudde mean in English?

kudde means “pillow”.

Is it en kudde or ett kudde?

It is en kudde, and “the pillow” is kudden.

What is the plural of kudde?

The plural of kudde is kuddar, and the definite plural is kuddarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish kodde, from Old Norse koddi, from Proto-Germanic *kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European *gewt-.

Nearby common words

kudde is number 3,138 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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