Swedish noun

en sladd

[flexible] cord, flex, skid/slad/

Meaning

[flexible] cord, flex; skid

In Swedish: ledning(stråd), kabel

Forms

Forms of sladd
Singular, indefiniteen sladd
Singular, definitesladden
Plural, indefinitesladdar
Plural, definitesladdarna

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

Practise sladd

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Is it en sladd or ett sladd?

sladd in a sentence

  • bilen fick en sladd på den isiga vägen
    the car got into a skid on the icy road
  • stoppa i sladden i vägguttaget
    plug the cord into the wall outlet
  • Apparaten har en lång sladd
    The device has a long cord
  • en sladd ner i diket
    a skid into the ditch

Words built with sladd

  • sladdhållare cord holder
  • strykjärnssladd flex for an iron
  • sladdolycka skid accident
  • sladdkrock skid collision

Questions

What does sladd mean in English?

sladd means “[flexible] cord, flex, skid”.

Is it en sladd or ett sladd?

It is en sladd, and “the [flexible] cord” is sladden.

What is the plural of sladd?

The plural of sladd is sladdar, and the definite plural is sladdarna.

Origin

Two main etymologies are 1) end, leftovers, same as slatt, 2) from sladda (“to slide, to skid”), related to släde (“a sled, a sleigh”).

Nearby common words

sladd is number 7,431 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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