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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett moln

cloud/moːln/

Meaning

cloud

In Swedish: samling av vattenpartiklar i atmosfären som skymmer solen

Forms

Forms of moln
Singular, indefiniteett moln
Singular, definitemolnet
Plural, indefinitemoln
Plural, definitemolnen

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

Practise moln

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Is it en moln or ett moln?

moln in a sentence

  • solen går i moln
    the sun's going behind the clouds
  • ett moln av svart rök
    a cloud of black smoke
  • inte ett moln på himlen
    not a cloud in the sky
  • rökmoln
    cloud of smoke

Words built with moln

  • molnfri cloudless
  • åskmoln thundercloud
  • rökmoln cloud of smoke

Questions

What does moln mean in English?

moln means “cloud”.

Is it en moln or ett moln?

It is ett moln, and “the cloud” is molnet.

What is the plural of moln?

moln doesn't change in the plural: ett moln, två moln (definite: molnen).

Origin

From Old Swedish.

Nearby common words

moln is number 3,079 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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