Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett skott

shot, charge, report, shoot, sproutAlso the supine of sko.

Meaning

shot; charge; report; shoot, sprout

In Swedish: något man skjuter; kula, projektil

Forms

Forms of skott
Singular, indefiniteett skott
Singular, definiteskottet
Plural, indefiniteskott
Plural, definiteskotten

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

Practise skott

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Is it en skott or ett skott?

skott in a sentence

  • avlossa ett skott
    fire a shot

Expressions

  • jag kommer som ett skott
    I'll be round in two ticks

Words built with skott

Questions

What does skott mean in English?

skott means “shot, charge”.

Is it en skott or ett skott?

It is ett skott, and “the shot” is skottet.

What is the plural of skott?

skott doesn't change in the plural: ett skott, två skott (definite: skotten).

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish skut, skot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą.

Nearby common words

skott is number 1,353 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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