en skål
skål as a noun(en skål)
Meaning
bowl, basin
In Swedish: rundat kärl (för uppläggning av mat mm)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en skål |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skålen |
| Plural, indefinite | skålar |
| Plural, definite | skålarna |
skål is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skål, den stora skålen. Check another noun
skål as an interjection
Meaning
cheers!, down the hatch!, here's to you!, skoal!
Practise skål
1 / 2Is it en skål or ett skål?
skål in a sentence
- en skål med äpplena bowl of apples
- utbringa en skålpropose/make/raise a toast
Words built with skål
- vågskål scale of a balance
- silverskål silver bowl
- sockerskål sugar bowl
Questions
What does skål mean in English?
skål means “bowl, basin”.
Is it en skål or ett skål?
It is en skål, and “the bowl” is skålen.
What is the plural of skål?
The plural of skål is skålar, and the definite plural is skålarna.
Similar words
bunkehöja glasetkärl
Origin
From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.
Nearby common words
skål is number 918 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