Swedish noun

en olle

(thick) sweater/²ʊlɛ/

Meaning

(thick) sweater

In Swedish: tjock ylletröja

Forms

Forms of olle
Singular, indefiniteen olle
Singular, definiteollen
Plural, indefiniteollar
Plural, definiteollarna

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

Practise olle

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Is it en olle or ett olle?

Questions

What does olle mean in English?

olle means “(thick) sweater”.

Is it en olle or ett olle?

It is en olle, and “the ” is ollen.

What is the plural of olle?

The plural of olle is ollar, and the definite plural is ollarna.

Origin

From Olle, a nickname for Olof or Olov.

Nearby common words

olle is number 9,049 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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