en narr
Meaning
fool
In Swedish: gycklare
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en narr |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | narren |
| Plural, indefinite | narrar |
| Plural, definite | narrarna |
narr is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor narr, den stora narren. Check another noun
Practise narr
1 / 2Is it en narr or ett narr?
Questions
What does narr mean in English?
narr means “fool”.
Is it en narr or ett narr?
It is en narr, and “the fool” is narren.
What is the plural of narr?
The plural of narr is narrar, and the definite plural is narrarna.
Similar words
Origin
Attested in Swedish at least since 1528; from Middle Low German narre, from Old Saxon *narro, from Proto-West Germanic *narrō.
Nearby common words
narr is number 5,617 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,613förgiftad poisoned
- 5,614försäljare seller, salesman
- 5,615gods estate, manor
- 5,616keps cap
- 5,618arbetsgivare an employer
- 5,619sprungit run
- 5,620utöka increase, extend
- 5,621topphemlig top secret
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary