Swedish noun

en mandel

almond, tonsil

Meaning

almond; tonsil

In Swedish: nöt från mandelträdet Prunus amygdalus

Forms

Forms of mandel
Singular, indefiniteen mandel
Singular, definitemandeln
Plural, indefinitemandlar
Plural, definitemandlarna

mandel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mandel, den stora mandeln. Check another noun

Practise mandel

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Is it en mandel or ett mandel?

Words built with mandel

  • mandelmassa marzipan

Questions

What does mandel mean in English?

mandel means “almond, tonsil”.

Is it en mandel or ett mandel?

It is en mandel, and “the almond” is mandeln.

What is the plural of mandel?

The plural of mandel is mandlar, and the definite plural is mandlarna.

Origin

From German Mandel (“almond”).

Nearby common words

mandel is number 9,841 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary