en skylt
Meaning
plate; sign(board); signpost
In Swedish: plakat, tavla
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en skylt |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skylten |
| Plural, indefinite | skyltar |
| Plural, definite | skyltarna |
skylt is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skylt, den stora skylten. Check another noun
Practise skylt
1 / 2Is it en skylt or ett skylt?
Words built with skylt
- namnskylt nameplate
- varningsskylt warning sign
Questions
What does skylt mean in English?
skylt means “plate, sign(board)”.
Is it en skylt or ett skylt?
It is en skylt, and “the plate” is skylten.
What is the plural of skylt?
The plural of skylt is skyltar, and the definite plural is skyltarna.
Similar words
plakat
Origin
From Middle Low German schilt, same word as sköld.
Nearby common words
skylt is number 3,146 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,142lillebror little brother
- 3,143tillåtelse permission
- 3,144trogen faithful
- 3,145oktober October
- 3,147fota take a photo, snap
- 3,148tara tare
- 3,149snurra whirl, spin
- 3,150medvetslös unconscious
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary