Swedish noun

en plåt

sheet metal, baking tin, plate

Meaning

sheet metal; baking tin; plate

In Swedish: metallmaterial i form av en tunn skiva

Forms

Forms of plåt
Singular, indefiniteen plåt
Singular, definiteplåten
Plural, indefiniteplåtar
Plural, definiteplåtarna

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

Practise plåt

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Is it en plåt or ett plåt?

Words built with plåt

  • aluminiumplåt aluminium sheet
  • röntgenplåt X-ray plate
  • plåtburk tin, can
  • plåtskada bodywork damage

Questions

What does plåt mean in English?

plåt means “sheet metal, baking tin”.

Is it en plåt or ett plåt?

It is en plåt, and “the sheet metal” is plåten.

What is the plural of plåt?

The plural of plåt is plåtar, and the definite plural is plåtarna.

Origin

From Middle Low German plate, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus.

Nearby common words

plåt is number 7,100 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary