Swedish noun

en mullvad

mole

Meaning

mole

In Swedish: litet däggdjur (Talpa europea) som lever under jorden

Forms

Forms of mullvad
Singular, indefiniteen mullvad
Singular, definitemullvaden
Plural, indefinitemullvadar
Plural, definitemullvadarna

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

Practise mullvad

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Is it en mullvad or ett mullvad?

mullvad in a sentence

  • blind som en mullvad
    blind as a mole

Questions

What does mullvad mean in English?

mullvad means “mole”.

Is it en mullvad or ett mullvad?

It is en mullvad, and “the mole” is mullvaden.

What is the plural of mullvad?

The plural of mullvad is mullvadar, and the definite plural is mullvadarna.

Origin

From earlier muldwadh, equivalent to mull (“mulch, earth”) + vad (see vada (“to wade”)).

Nearby common words

mullvad is number 5,178 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,174stekt fried (in a frying pan or the like), screwed (in a hopeless situation)
  • 5,175somliga some
  • 5,176andning respiration, breathing
  • 5,177förakta despise, scorn
  • 5,179påminnelse reminder
  • 5,180säkerhetsvakt security guard
  • 5,181sökning a search (act of searching using a search engine)
  • 5,182andedräkt breath (exhaled air, usually considering its smell)
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