Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett lopp

race, period, bore, extentAlso the past tense of löpa./lɔpː/

Meaning

race; period; bore; extent; reaches

In Swedish: löpning

Forms

Forms of lopp
Singular, indefiniteett lopp
Singular, definiteloppet
Plural, indefinitelopp
Plural, definiteloppen

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

Practise lopp

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Is it en lopp or ett lopp?

lopp in a sentence

  • under dagens lopp
    during the course of the day
  • inom loppet av fem minuter
    within five minutes
  • flodens nedre lopp
    the lower reaches of the river
  • under loppet av ett dygn
    over the course of a day
  • inom (loppet av) ett år
    within (the course of) a year
  • i det långa loppet
    in the long run

Expressions

  • i (det) långa loppet
    in the long run

Words built with lopp

  • tävlingslopp race

Questions

What does lopp mean in English?

lopp means “race, period”.

Is it en lopp or ett lopp?

It is ett lopp, and “the race” is loppet.

What is the plural of lopp?

lopp doesn't change in the plural: ett lopp, två lopp (definite: loppen).

Origin

From Old Swedish lop, from Middle Low German lôp, from Old Saxon hlōpan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną.

Nearby common words

lopp is number 2,693 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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