Swedish noun

en kuliss

side-scene

Meaning

side-scene

In Swedish: flyttbar dekor på teater

Forms

Forms of kuliss
Singular, indefinite	en kuliss
Singular, definite	kulissen
Plural, indefinite	kulisser
Plural, definite	kulisserna

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

Practise kuliss

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Is it en kuliss or ett kuliss?

Expressions

bakom kulisserna
behind the scenes

Questions

What does kuliss mean in English?

kuliss means “side-scene”.

Is it en kuliss or ett kuliss?

It is en kuliss, and “the side-scene” is kulissen.

What is the plural of kuliss?

The plural of kuliss is kulisser, and the definite plural is kulisserna.

Origin

Borrowed from French coulisse.

Nearby common words

kuliss is number 9,840 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,836förtära consume
9,837förälskelse love (affair)
9,838hållbar lasting, durable
9,839informell informal
9,841mandel almond, tonsil
9,842möblera furnish
9,843optimism optimism
9,844ströva ramble, stroll

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary