Swedish noun

ett linne

linen, vest, women's undershirt (US)

Meaning

linen; vest; women's undershirt (US)

In Swedish: tyg framställt av lin; lakan och handdukar etc

Forms

Forms of linne
Singular, indefinite	ett linne
Singular, definite	linnet
Plural, indefinite	linnen
Plural, definite	linnena

linne is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort linne, det stora linnet. Check another noun

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Is it en linne or ett linne?

linne in a sentence

Jag har på mig ett linne för att visa upp min muskulösa kropp
I am wearing a tank top to show off my muscular body
ett linne är ett ärmlöst plagg
a tank top is a sleeveless garment
Hon öppnade dörren i bara linnet
She answered the door in just her nightgown

Words built with linne

linneskåp linen closet
sänglinne bedclothes
nattlinne nightgown

Questions

What does linne mean in English?

linne means “linen, vest”.

Is it en linne or ett linne?

It is ett linne, and “the linen” is linnet.

What is the plural of linne?

The plural of linne is linnen, and the definite plural is linnena.

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish linne, from Middle Low German linne.

Nearby common words

linne is number 9,276 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,272fossil fossil
9,273kamouflage camouflage
9,274krock collision
9,275krånglig complicated
9,277prosit God bless you!
9,278unna wish (not begrudge)
9,279turturduva European turtle dove (bird), lovebird (a member of an openly affectionate couple)
9,280vingård a vineyard

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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