Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en snubbe

chap, fellow, bloke

Meaning

chap; fellow; bloke

In Swedish: (manlig) person

Forms

Forms of snubbe
Singular, indefiniteen snubbe
Singular, definitesnubben
Plural, indefinitesnubbar
Plural, definitesnubbarna

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

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Is it en snubbe or ett snubbe?

snubbe in a sentence

  • Vilken snubbe alltså.
    Man, what a guy.

Questions

What does snubbe mean in English?

snubbe means “chap, fellow”.

Is it en snubbe or ett snubbe?

It is en snubbe, and “the chap” is snubben.

What is the plural of snubbe?

The plural of snubbe is snubbar, and the definite plural is snubbarna.

Similar words

kille

Origin

From either a dialectal word snubb (“snobbish man; short stump”) (itself of unclear origin), or from snobb (“snob”), perhaps with semantic influence from gubbe (“geezer”).

Nearby common words

snubbe is number 1,592 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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