en sax
Meaning
shears; [pair of] scissors; trap
In Swedish: ett redskap med två vassa eggar att klippa med
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sax |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | saxen |
| Plural, indefinite | saxar |
| Plural, definite | saxarna |
sax is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sax, den stora saxen. Check another noun
Practise sax
1 / 2Is it en sax or ett sax?
sax in a sentence
- klippa med saxcut with scissors
- gäddsaxpike scissors
Words built with sax
- nagelsax nail scissors
- trädgårdssax pruning shears
- rävsax fox trap
Questions
What does sax mean in English?
sax means “shears, [pair of] scissors”.
Is it en sax or ett sax?
It is en sax, and “the shears” is saxen.
What is the plural of sax?
The plural of sax is saxar, and the definite plural is saxarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish sax (“single-bevel knife”), from Old Norse sax (“big work knife”), from Proto-Germanic *sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *sek-.
Nearby common words
sax is number 5,096 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,092avgjort concluded, settled
- 5,093marsch march
- 5,094underlätta facilitate, facilitate, make easy (easier)
- 5,095gammaldags old-fashioned
- 5,097jämna to flatten, to level, to equalize
- 5,098krångla make difficult, malfunction
- 5,099retirera retreat
- 5,100plast plastic
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