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Swedish noun

en plast

plastic

Meaning

plastic

In Swedish: ett icke-metalliskt konstgjort material som är lätt formbart

Forms

Forms of plast
Singular, indefiniteen plast
Singular, definiteplasten
Plural, indefiniteplaster
Plural, definiteplasterna

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

Practise plast

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Is it en plast or ett plast?

plast in a sentence

  • tallrikarna var av plast
    the plates were plastic
  • ett glas av plast
    a glass made of plastic
  • en plastgaffel
    a plastic fork

Words built with plast

  • akrylplast acrylic plastic
  • plastkasse plastic carrier bag
  • hårdplast rigid (thermosetting) plastic
  • plastblomma plastic flower

Questions

What does plast mean in English?

plast means “plastic”.

Is it en plast or ett plast?

It is en plast, and “the plastic” is plasten.

What is the plural of plast?

The plural of plast is plaster, and the definite plural is plasterna.

Origin

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós).

Nearby common words

plast is number 5,100 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,096sax shears, [pair of] scissors
  • 5,097jämna to flatten, to level, to equalize
  • 5,098krångla make difficult, malfunction
  • 5,099retirera retreat
  • 5,101prisa praise
  • 5,102tum inch
  • 5,103rigga to set up, such as a trap, to set up; prepare; make something ready for use, by temporary or impromptu means
  • 5,104krydda spice
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