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Swedish noun

en lins

lens, lentil

Meaning

lens; lentil

In Swedish: ljusbrytande föremål (med konvexa ytor)

Forms

Forms of lins
Singular, indefiniteen lins
Singular, definitelinsen
Plural, indefinitelinser
Plural, definitelinserna

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

Practise lins

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Is it en lins or ett lins?

Words built with lins

  • kontaktlins contact
  • ögonlins lens
  • kameralins camera lens
  • linssoppa lentil soup

Questions

What does lins mean in English?

lins means “lens, lentil”.

Is it en lins or ett lins?

It is en lins, and “the lens” is linsen.

What is the plural of lins?

The plural of lins is linser, and the definite plural is linserna.

Nearby common words

lins is number 5,945 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,941smoking dinner jacket, (tuxedo (US))
  • 5,942hårstrå a hair (strand of hair)
  • 5,943burit carried, worn
  • 5,944oskyldigt innocently
  • 5,946krita credit, chalk
  • 5,947sjua seventh, seven
  • 5,948irrelevant non related, irrelevant
  • 5,949tvåan second (second gear, channel 2, second school year, etc.)
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