Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en slips

tie

Meaning

tie

In Swedish: (prydnads)remsa av tyg (för herrar) att knyta om halsen

Forms

Forms of slips
Singular, indefinite	en slips
Singular, definite	slipsen
Plural, indefinite	slipsar
Plural, definite	slipsarna

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

Practise slips

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Is it en slips or ett slips?

slips in a sentence

Han bar slips
He wore a tie

Words built with slips

slipsknut tie knot

Questions

What does slips mean in English?

slips means “tie”.

Is it en slips or ett slips?

It is en slips, and “the tie” is slipsen.

What is the plural of slips?

The plural of slips is slipsar, and the definite plural is slipsarna.

Similar words

kravatt

Nearby common words

slips is number 3,178 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,174sjöng sang
3,175evakuera evacuate
3,176drev drove, carried on; operated, ran
3,177fånig silly, stupid
3,179bekymra to worry, be concerned
3,180intervjua interview
3,181täckmantel a cover, a disguise, a cloak, cover story
3,182blåst wind, gale

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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