Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en rulle

roller, roll/²rɵlɛ/

Meaning

roller; roll

In Swedish: cylinder som något rullas kring

Forms

Forms of rulle
Singular, indefiniteen rulle
Singular, definiterullen
Plural, indefiniterullar
Plural, definiterullarna

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

Practise rulle

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Is it en rulle or ett rulle?

Expressions

  • full rulle
    like a house on fire, in full swing

Words built with rulle

  • pappersrulle roll of paper
  • filmrulle roll of film
  • trådrulle cotton reel

Questions

What does rulle mean in English?

rulle means “roller, roll”.

Is it en rulle or ett rulle?

It is en rulle, and “the roller” is rullen.

What is the plural of rulle?

The plural of rulle is rullar, and the definite plural is rullarna.

Similar words

spole

Origin

From Middle Low German rolle, from Old French rolle (French rôle).

Nearby common words

rulle is number 4,144 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary