ett silke
Meaning
silk
In Swedish: (mjukt tyg av en) slags tunn och blank tråd
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett silke |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | silket |
| Plural, indefinite | silken |
| Plural, definite | silkena |
silke is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort silke, det stora silket. Check another noun
Practise silke
1 / 2Is it en silke or ett silke?
Questions
What does silke mean in English?
silke means “silk”.
Is it en silke or ett silke?
It is ett silke, and “the silk” is silket.
What is the plural of silke?
The plural of silke is silken, and the definite plural is silkena.
Similar words
Nearby common words
silke is number 9,544 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,540belönad rewarded, compensated
- 9,541konventionell conventional
- 9,542kosmos cosmos
- 9,543pianist pianist
- 9,545oanvändbar unusable
- 9,546fransos Frenchman
- 9,548korean a Korean
- 9,549bankrånare bank robber
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