Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en metall

metal

Meaning

metal

In Swedish: mineraliskt grundämne med stor hållfasthet (t ex järn)

Forms

Forms of metall
Singular, indefiniteen metall
Singular, definitemetallen
Plural, indefinitemetaller
Plural, definitemetallerna

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

Practise metall

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Is it en metall or ett metall?

Words built with metall

  • metallindustri metal industry
  • lättmetall light-alloy metal

Questions

What does metall mean in English?

metall means “metal”.

Is it en metall or ett metall?

It is en metall, and “the metal” is metallen.

What is the plural of metall?

The plural of metall is metaller, and the definite plural is metallerna.

Nearby common words

metall is number 3,650 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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