Swedish noun

ett skaldjur

shellfish/²skɑːljʉːr/

Meaning

shellfish

Forms

Forms of skaldjur
Singular, indefinite	ett skaldjur
Singular, definite	skaldjuret
Plural, indefinite	skaldjur
Plural, definite	skaldjuren

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

Practise skaldjur

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Is it en skaldjur or ett skaldjur?

Questions

What does skaldjur mean in English?

skaldjur means “shellfish”.

Is it en skaldjur or ett skaldjur?

It is ett skaldjur, and “the shellfish” is skaldjuret.

What is the plural of skaldjur?

skaldjur doesn't change in the plural: ett skaldjur, två skaldjur (definite: skaldjuren).

Origin

Compound of skal (“shell”) + djur (“animal”).

Nearby common words

skaldjur is number 9,725 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,721ordval choice of words
9,722mix mix
9,723polsk Polish
9,724avskräcka deter, discourage, scare
9,726skadestånd damages, tort
9,727rollspel role-playing, a role-playing game
9,728magsår a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer; a peptic ulcer, peptic ulcer disease
9,729dödlighet mortality

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary