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Swedish noun

en skrivmaskin

a typewriter (machine used to print text by pressing keys), a typesetting machine (resembling a typewriter), a telegraphic recorder, a morse code receiver, a teleprinter, a writing set, a writing implement, a pen stand/²skriːvmaˌɧiːn/

Meaning

a typewriter (machine used to print text by pressing keys); a typesetting machine (resembling a typewriter); a telegraphic recorder, a morse code receiver, a teleprinter; a writing set, a writing implement, a pen stand

Forms

Forms of skrivmaskin
Singular, indefiniteen skrivmaskin
Singular, definiteskrivmaskinen
Plural, indefiniteskrivmaskiner
Plural, definiteskrivmaskinerna

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

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Is it en skrivmaskin or ett skrivmaskin?

skrivmaskin in a sentence

  • elektrisk skrivmaskin
    electric typewriter

Questions

What does skrivmaskin mean in English?

skrivmaskin means “a typewriter (machine used to print text by pressing keys), a typesetting machine (resembling a typewriter)”.

Is it en skrivmaskin or ett skrivmaskin?

It is en skrivmaskin, and “the a typewriter” is skrivmaskinen.

What is the plural of skrivmaskin?

The plural of skrivmaskin is skrivmaskiner, and the definite plural is skrivmaskinerna.

Origin

skriva + maskin, used in Swedish since 1788 in the sense of a mechanical typewriter, somewhat earlier for a set of manual writing utensils.

Nearby common words

skrivmaskin is number 8,646 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,642fördärv depravation, corruption
  • 8,643non nones, none (Christian service during the ninth hour of daylight, at 3 p.m.)
  • 8,644kampanja campaign
  • 8,645dåraktig foolish
  • 8,647bärs beer
  • 8,648vagt vaguely
  • 8,649ajöss alternative form of adjö (“goodbye”)
  • 8,650anknytning connection, attachment
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