Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en oskuld

innocence, virgin

Meaning

innocence; virgin

In Swedish: oskyldighet

Forms

Forms of oskuld
Singular, indefinite	en oskuld
Singular, definite	oskulden
Plural, indefinite	oskulder
Plural, definite	oskulderna

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

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Is it en oskuld or ett oskuld?

oskuld in a sentence

bevisa sin oskuld
prove one's innocence
hon är oskuld
she is a virgin
Han bedyrade sin oskuld
He protested his innocence (asserted his innocence)

Words built with oskuld

oskuldsfull innocent

Questions

What does oskuld mean in English?

oskuld means “innocence, virgin”.

Is it en oskuld or ett oskuld?

It is en oskuld, and “the innocence” is oskulden.

What is the plural of oskuld?

The plural of oskuld is oskulder, and the definite plural is oskulderna.

Origin

o- + skuld

Nearby common words

oskuld is number 2,110 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,106informera inform
2,107ignorera ignore
2,108torka dry
2,109suttit sat
2,111guvernör governor
2,112personligen personally
2,113student student
2,114billig cheap

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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