Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en mössa

hat

Meaning

hat

In Swedish: mjukt huvudplagg

Forms

Forms of mössa
Singular, indefiniteen mössa
Singular, definitemössan
Plural, indefinitemössor
Plural, definitemössorna

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

Practise mössa

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Is it en mössa or ett mössa?

mössa in a sentence

  • Det är kallt ute. Ta på dig en mössa.
    It's cold outside. Put on a hat.
  • polismössa
    police hat

Words built with mössa

  • pälsmössa fur hat
  • skärmmössa peaked cap

Questions

What does mössa mean in English?

mössa means “hat”.

Is it en mössa or ett mössa?

It is en mössa, and “the hat” is mössan.

What is the plural of mössa?

The plural of mössa is mössor, and the definite plural is mössorna.

Similar words

hätta

Origin

From dialectal mössa, myssa, from Old Danish muts, myts, mytse, from Middle Low German mutze, mutse, mütze, mutisch, from a shortening of Middle Low German almutze, almüsse, almutisch, from Medieval Latin almucium.

Nearby common words

mössa is number 4,592 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