en lya
Meaning
lair; den
In Swedish: bo för vilda djur, kula, håla
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en lya |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | lyan |
| Plural, indefinite | lyor |
| Plural, definite | lyorna |
lya is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor lya, den stora lyan. Check another noun
Practise lya
1 / 2Is it en lya or ett lya?
Questions
What does lya mean in English?
lya means “lair, den”.
Is it en lya or ett lya?
It is en lya, and “the lair” is lyan.
What is the plural of lya?
The plural of lya is lyor, and the definite plural is lyorna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish lya, assumed to originate from an unattested Old Swedish verb similar to Old Norse hlýja (“to protect”).
Nearby common words
lya is number 5,674 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 5,677rödhårig red top, redhead
- 5,678flygning flight (moving in the air), aviation (the art of controlled human flight), flying, a flight (an airline trip), a journey in the air
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