Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett smycke

piece of jewellery (jewelry (US)), ornament

Meaning

piece of jewellery (jewelry (US)); ornament

In Swedish: mindre prydnadsföremål att bära på sig

Forms

Forms of smycke
Singular, indefiniteett smycke
Singular, definitesmycket
Plural, indefinitesmycken
Plural, definitesmyckena

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

Practise smycke

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Is it en smycke or ett smycke?

smycke in a sentence

  • hon bar dyrbara smycken
    she was adorned with costly jewellery

Words built with smycke

  • smyckeskrin jewel box
  • halssmycke necklace

Questions

What does smycke mean in English?

smycke means “piece of jewellery (jewelry (US)), ornament”.

Is it en smycke or ett smycke?

It is ett smycke, and “the piece of jewellery” is smycket.

What is the plural of smycke?

The plural of smycke is smycken, and the definite plural is smyckena.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle Low German smuk or from German Schmuck.

Nearby common words

smycke is number 4,225 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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