Swedish noun

en snigel

slug, snail

Meaning

slug; snail

In Swedish: snäckdjur med mycket långsamma rörelser av familjerna Arionidae och Limacidae

Forms

Forms of snigel
Singular, indefiniteen snigel
Singular, definitesnigeln
Plural, indefinitesniglar
Plural, definitesniglarna

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

Practise snigel

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Is it en snigel or ett snigel?

Words built with snigel

  • snigelfart snail's pace

Questions

What does snigel mean in English?

snigel means “slug, snail”.

Is it en snigel or ett snigel?

It is en snigel, and “the slug” is snigeln.

What is the plural of snigel?

The plural of snigel is sniglar, and the definite plural is sniglarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish snighil, from Old Norse snigill.

Nearby common words

snigel is number 8,024 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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