Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en sol

sun/suːl/

Meaning

sun

In Swedish: den starkt lysande himlakropp som jorden får ljus och värme av; solsken

Forms

Forms of sol
Singular, indefiniteen sol
Singular, definitesolen
Plural, indefinitesolar
Plural, definitesolarna

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

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Is it en sol or ett sol?

sol in a sentence

  • solen skiner
    the sun is shining
  • sol och skugga
    sun and shade
  • sitta i solen
    sit in the sun
  • jorden kretsar kring solen
    the Earth revolves around the sun
  • solen i mitt liv
    the sun of my life

Expressions

  • vara uppe med solen
    be up with the lark

Words built with sol

  • solenergi solar energy
  • vårsol spring sunshine

Questions

What does sol mean in English?

sol means “sun”.

Is it en sol or ett sol?

It is en sol, and “the sun” is solen.

What is the plural of sol?

The plural of sol is solar, and the definite plural is solarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish sōl, from Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl (“sun”).

Nearby common words

sol is number 1,462 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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