ett segel
Meaning
sail
In Swedish: tygduk (på båtmast) som kan fyllas med vind och driva en båt
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett segel |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | seglet |
| Plural, indefinite | segel |
| Plural, definite | seglen |
segel is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort segel, det stora seglet. Check another noun
Practise segel
1 / 2Is it en segel or ett segel?
segel in a sentence
- hissa segelhoist sail
Words built with segel
- segelbåt sailing boat
- storsegel mainsail
Questions
What does segel mean in English?
segel means “sail”.
Is it en segel or ett segel?
It is ett segel, and “the sail” is seglet.
What is the plural of segel?
segel doesn't change in the plural: ett segel, två segel (definite: seglen).
Origin
From Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.
Nearby common words
segel is number 5,870 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,866bygge building
- 5,867fästning fortress, fort
- 5,868skingra divert, scatter
- 5,869barmhärtighet mercyfulness, mersyful
- 5,871fördärva damage, spoil
- 5,872skrov hull, body
- 5,873fallskärm a parachute (device designed to control the fall of a person or object)
- 5,874specialstyrka a special force
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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