Swedish noun

ett sigill

seal/sɪˈjɪlː/

Meaning

seal

In Swedish: (stämpel för) avtryck i lack vid försegling

Forms

Forms of sigill
Singular, indefinite	ett sigill
Singular, definite	sigillet
Plural, indefinite	sigill
Plural, definite	sigillen

sigill is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort sigill, det stora sigillet. Check another noun

Practise sigill

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Is it en sigill or ett sigill?

Questions

What does sigill mean in English?

sigill means “seal”.

Is it en sigill or ett sigill?

It is ett sigill, and “the seal” is sigillet.

What is the plural of sigill?

sigill doesn't change in the plural: ett sigill, två sigill (definite: sigillen).

Similar words

stämpel

Origin

Attested since 1460–1461 as Old Swedish sighel, sägel (in the compounds sighla vax, sägelvax, referring to sealing wax), ultimately from Latin sigillum (see there for more).

Nearby common words

sigill is number 6,977 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,973motgång misfortune, adversity
6,974storhet magnitude, quantity
6,975forntida ancient (vaguely), prehistoric (from before written records)
6,976ärad honoured
6,978yacht yacht
6,979vant used to, shroud: a rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways
6,980fräscha fresh
6,981upplyst enlightened

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