Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en lucka

door, trapdoor, gap/²lɵkːa/

Meaning

door; trapdoor; gap

In Swedish: öppning

Forms

Forms of lucka
Singular, indefiniteen lucka
Singular, definiteluckan
Plural, indefiniteluckor
Plural, definiteluckorna

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

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Is it en lucka or ett lucka?

lucka in a sentence

  • han försvann genom en lucka i golvet
    he disappeared through a trapdoor in the floor
  • han har stora luckor i sina kunskaper
    there are enormous gaps in his knowledge
  • en lucka i lagen
    a loophole in the law
  • damen i luckan
    the lady behind the counter

Words built with lucka

  • biljettlucka ticket window
  • ugnslucka oven door
  • taklucka roof hatch

Questions

What does lucka mean in English?

lucka means “door, trapdoor”.

Is it en lucka or ett lucka?

It is en lucka, and “the door” is luckan.

What is the plural of lucka?

The plural of lucka is luckor, and the definite plural is luckorna.

Similar words

tomrum

Origin

From Old Swedish loka, luka, from Old Norse lúka, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg-.

Nearby common words

lucka is number 2,858 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,854humor (sense of) humor (US), (sense of) humour
  • 2,855ruttna rot
  • 2,856sug strong attraction, suction apparatus
  • 2,857onsdag Wednesday
  • 2,859paj broken; not working
  • 2,860slump hazard, chance
  • 2,861slakta kill, strip [down]
  • 2,862spanska Spanish
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