Swedish noun

en skepnad

figure; shape, guise

Meaning

figure; shape, guise

In Swedish: gestalt som inte säkert kan urskiljas

Forms

Forms of skepnad
Singular, indefiniteen skepnad
Singular, definiteskepnaden
Plural, indefiniteskepnader
Plural, definiteskepnaderna

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

Practise skepnad

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Is it en skepnad or ett skepnad?

skepnad in a sentence

  • han såg en vit skepnad försvinna ut genom dörren
    he saw a white form disappear through the door

Questions

What does skepnad mean in English?

skepnad means “figure; shape, guise”.

Is it en skepnad or ett skepnad?

It is en skepnad, and “the figure” is skepnaden.

What is the plural of skepnad?

The plural of skepnad is skepnader, and the definite plural is skepnaderna.

Similar words

gestalt

Nearby common words

skepnad is number 7,352 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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