Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett läppstift

lipstick (makeup for the lips), a lipstick (stick of lipstick, lipstick container)

Meaning

lipstick (makeup for the lips); a lipstick (stick of lipstick, lipstick container)

Forms

Forms of läppstift
Singular, indefiniteett läppstift
Singular, definiteläppstiftet
Plural, indefiniteläppstift
Plural, definiteläppstiften

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

Practise läppstift

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Is it en läppstift or ett läppstift?

läppstift in a sentence

  • ta på läppstift
    put on lipstick

Questions

What does läppstift mean in English?

läppstift means “lipstick (makeup for the lips), a lipstick (stick of lipstick, lipstick container)”.

Is it en läppstift or ett läppstift?

It is ett läppstift, and “the lipstick” is läppstiftet.

What is the plural of läppstift?

läppstift doesn't change in the plural: ett läppstift, två läppstift (definite: läppstiften).

Origin

läpp (“lip”) + stift (“stick”)

Nearby common words

läppstift is number 4,717 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. Browse the dictionary