Swedish noun

en skalbagge

a beetle (any insect of the order Coleoptera)

Meaning

a beetle (any insect of the order Coleoptera)

Forms

Forms of skalbagge
Singular, indefiniteen skalbagge
Singular, definiteskalbaggen
Plural, indefiniteskalbaggar
Plural, definiteskalbaggarna

skalbagge is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skalbagge, den stora skalbaggen. Check another noun

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Is it en skalbagge or ett skalbagge?

Questions

What does skalbagge mean in English?

skalbagge means “a beetle (any insect of the order Coleoptera)”.

Is it en skalbagge or ett skalbagge?

It is en skalbagge, and “the a beetle” is skalbaggen.

What is the plural of skalbagge?

The plural of skalbagge is skalbaggar, and the definite plural is skalbaggarna.

Origin

skal + bagge

Nearby common words

skalbagge is number 9,167 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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