Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en lock

inducement, carrot, curl, lid

Meaning

inducement, carrot; curl; lid

In Swedish: hårslinga

Forms

Forms of lock
Singular, indefiniteen lock
Singular, definitelocken
Plural, indefinitelockar
Plural, definitelockarna

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

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Is it en lock or ett lock?

lock in a sentence

  • Hon skruvade av locket på burken
    She unscrewed the lid of the jar
  • locket på soptunnan
    the lid of the trash can
  • ett lock till en kastrull
    a lid for a saucepan
  • toalettlock
    toilet lid / toilet seat cover
  • Jag öppnade locket på schampoflaskan
    I opened the cap of the shampoo bottle
  • skruva av plastlocket på kaviartuben
    unscrew the plastic cap on the kaviar tube
  • Få lock för örat.
    Be deafened.

Expressions

  • med lock och pock
    by hook or by crook

Words built with lock

  • hårlock lock
  • grytlock saucepan lid
  • kistlock chest lid

Questions

What does lock mean in English?

lock means “inducement, carrot, curl”.

Is it en lock or ett lock?

It is en lock, and “the inducement” is locken.

What is the plural of lock?

The plural of lock is lockar, and the definite plural is lockarna.

Similar words

toppförslutning

Origin

From Old Norse lok, lokkr, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.

Nearby common words

lock is number 3,712 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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