en lut
Meaning
lye
In Swedish: ett slags starkt lösningsmedel
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en lut |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | luten |
lut is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor lut, den stora luten. Check another noun
Practise lut
1 / 1Is it en lut or ett lut?
lut in a sentence
- Från filtret går luten tillbaks till kokarenFrom the filter, the lye returns to the boiler
- medlutdownward slope ("with-slope")
- motlutupward slope ("against-slope")
Expressions
- (ha el. ligga) på lut(have or be) up one's sleeve
Questions
What does lut mean in English?
lut means “lye”.
Is it en lut or ett lut?
It is en lut, and “the lye” is luten.
Similar words
natriumhydroxid
Origin
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to bathe, wash”); compare Proto-Germanic *lauþrą (“lather, foam”) and *laugō (“lye, soap”).
Nearby common words
lut is number 7,313 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,309begränsning bounds, restriction
- 7,310innebörd meaning, significance
- 7,311kr abbreviation of krona (currency of Sweden)
- 7,312känsel feeling
- 7,314omsorg care
- 7,315papegoja parrot
- 7,316språng jump
- 7,317traumatisk traumatic
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