Swedish noun · interjection· top 2,000 most common

en lo

lynx/luː/

lo as a noun(en lo)

Meaning

lynx

Forms

Forms of lo
Singular, indefiniteen lo
Singular, definitelon
Plural, indefiniteloar
Plural, definiteloarna

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

lo as an interjection

Meaning

An intensifier put at the end of a sentence.

Practise lo

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Is it en lo or ett lo?

Questions

What does lo mean in English?

lo means “lynx”.

Is it en lo or ett lo?

It is en lo, and “the lynx” is lon.

What is the plural of lo?

The plural of lo is loar, and the definite plural is loarna.

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish lō, from Old Norse lóa, derived from or related to Proto-Germanic *luhsaz.

Nearby common words

lo is number 1,676 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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