Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en mapp

folder

Meaning

folder

In Swedish: förvaringspärm

Forms

Forms of mapp
Singular, indefiniteen mapp
Singular, definitemappen
Plural, indefinitemappar
Plural, definitemapparna

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

Practise mapp

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Is it en mapp or ett mapp?

Words built with mapp

  • hängmapp suspended file folder

Questions

What does mapp mean in English?

mapp means “folder”.

Is it en mapp or ett mapp?

It is en mapp, and “the folder” is mappen.

What is the plural of mapp?

The plural of mapp is mappar, and the definite plural is mapparna.

Origin

Borrowed from German Mappe, from Latin mappa.

Nearby common words

mapp is number 4,331 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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