Swedish noun

en navel

navel

Meaning

navel

In Swedish: märke på magen efter navelsträngen

Forms

Forms of navel
Singular, indefiniteen navel
Singular, definitenaveln
Plural, indefinitenavlar
Plural, definitenavlarna

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

Practise navel

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Is it en navel or ett navel?

Questions

What does navel mean in English?

navel means “navel”.

Is it en navel or ett navel?

It is en navel, and “the navel” is naveln.

What is the plural of navel?

The plural of navel is navlar, and the definite plural is navlarna.

Origin

From Old Norse nafli.

Nearby common words

navel is number 9,333 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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