Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en skalle

head, cranium, skull

Meaning

head; cranium; skull

In Swedish: hjärnskål, kranium

Forms

Forms of skalle
Singular, indefinite	en skalle
Singular, definite	skallen
Plural, indefinite	skallar
Plural, definite	skallarna

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

Practise skalle

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Is it en skalle or ett skalle?

skalle in a sentence

få ett slag i skallen
get hit on the head

Expressions

dansk skalle
butt with one's head

Words built with skalle

tjockskalle fathead
dödskalle death's head
skallskada skull injury

Questions

What does skalle mean in English?

skalle means “head, cranium”.

Is it en skalle or ett skalle?

It is en skalle, and “the head” is skallen.

What is the plural of skalle?

The plural of skalle is skallar, and the definite plural is skallarna.

Similar words

kraniumhuvud

Origin

From Old Norse skalli.

Nearby common words

skalle is number 2,153 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,149hejdå alternative form of hej då (“bye”)
2,150brottsplats Crime scene, crime scene
2,151rån wafer, robbery
2,152stilig stylish
2,154samvete conscience
2,155längst longest, tallest, furthest
2,156art species, type
2,157uppfostra bring up

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