Swedish noun

en novell

short story

Meaning

short story

In Swedish: (kort) berättelse

Forms

Forms of novell
Singular, indefiniteen novell
Singular, definitenovellen
Plural, indefinitenoveller
Plural, definitenovellerna

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

Practise novell

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Is it en novell or ett novell?

Words built with novell

  • novellsamling collection of short stories

Questions

What does novell mean in English?

novell means “short story”.

Is it en novell or ett novell?

It is en novell, and “the short story” is novellen.

What is the plural of novell?

The plural of novell is noveller, and the definite plural is novellerna.

Origin

Ultimately from Latin novellus.

Nearby common words

novell is number 7,688 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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