Swedish noun

ett magsår

a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer; a peptic ulcer, peptic ulcer disease

Meaning

a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer; a peptic ulcer; peptic ulcer disease

Forms

Forms of magsår
Singular, indefinite	ett magsår
Singular, definite	magsåret
Plural, indefinite	magsår
Plural, definite	magsåren

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

Practise magsår

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Is it en magsår or ett magsår?

Questions

What does magsår mean in English?

magsår means “a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer; a peptic ulcer, peptic ulcer disease”.

Is it en magsår or ett magsår?

It is ett magsår, and “the a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer” is magsåret.

What is the plural of magsår?

magsår doesn't change in the plural: ett magsår, två magsår (definite: magsåren).

Origin

mage (“stomach”) + sår (“ulcer”)

Nearby common words

magsår is number 9,728 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,724avskräcka deter, discourage, scare
9,725skaldjur shellfish
9,726skadestånd damages, tort
9,727rollspel role-playing, a role-playing game
9,729dödlighet mortality
9,730framhäva bring out, set off
9,731förutsäga foretell, predict
9,732rista carve, cut

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