en mal
Meaning
moth; wels; sheat-fish
In Swedish: liten insekt av familjen Tineidae (som lever i kläder etc)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en mal |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | malen |
| Plural, indefinite | malar |
| Plural, definite | malarna |
mal is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mal, den stora malen. Check another noun
Practise mal
1 / 2Is it en mal or ett mal?
Questions
What does mal mean in English?
mal means “moth, wels”.
Is it en mal or ett mal?
It is en mal, and “the moth” is malen.
What is the plural of mal?
The plural of mal is malar, and the definite plural is malarna.
Origin
From Old Norse mǫlr, from Proto-Germanic *malwan, from Proto-Indo-European *molH-(y)o-.
Nearby common words
mal is number 5,011 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,007känslomässigt emotionally
- 5,008farm farm
- 5,009skörda gather, reap
- 5,010less tired (of something irritating)
- 5,012luras dupe, fool
- 5,013uppdatera update
- 5,014balkong balcony
- 5,015infiltrera infiltrate
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary