ett os
Meaning
fumes
In Swedish: (lätt) rök som har en obehaglig irriterande lukt
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett os |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | oset |
os is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort os, det stora oset. Check another noun
Practise os
1 / 1Is it en os or ett os?
os in a sentence
- stekosgreasy [frying] fumes
Words built with os
- matos smell of cooking (food)
Questions
What does os mean in English?
os means “fumes”.
Is it en os or ett os?
It is ett os, and “the fumes” is oset.
Origin
Disputed.
Nearby common words
os is number 5,751 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,747patrullera patrol
- 5,748tredjedel third (one of three parts)
- 5,749hjärtinfarkt heart attack, myocardial infarction
- 5,750deprimerande depressing
- 5,752skilde separated
- 5,753käraste dearest, a (male) beloved (object of someone's love), a dear
- 5,754sabbat Sabbath
- 5,755bang bang, boom
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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