Swedish noun

ett skosnöre

shoelace, shoestring (cord used for fastening a shoe)

Meaning

shoelace, shoestring (cord used for fastening a shoe)

Forms

Forms of skosnöre
Singular, indefiniteett skosnöre
Singular, definiteskosnöret
Plural, indefiniteskosnören
Plural, definiteskosnörena

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

Practise skosnöre

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Is it en skosnöre or ett skosnöre?

skosnöre in a sentence

  • Skosnörena har gått upp
    Your shoelaces are untied / have come undone ("have gone up" – upp means undone in the context of tying)

Questions

What does skosnöre mean in English?

skosnöre means “shoelace, shoestring (cord used for fastening a shoe)”.

Is it en skosnöre or ett skosnöre?

It is ett skosnöre, and “the shoelace” is skosnöret.

What is the plural of skosnöre?

The plural of skosnöre is skosnören, and the definite plural is skosnörena.

Origin

sko (“shoe”) + snöre (“string”)

Nearby common words

skosnöre is number 9,298 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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