en spegel
Meaning
mirror
In Swedish: en reflekterande (glas)skiva (som man kan se sin egen bild i)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en spegel |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | spegeln |
| Plural, indefinite | speglar |
| Plural, definite | speglarna |
spegel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor spegel, den stora spegeln. Check another noun
Practise spegel
1 / 2Is it en spegel or ett spegel?
spegel in a sentence
- tävlingen är en spegel av samhälletthe competition mirrors the community
- se sig i spegelnlook at oneself (one's image, reflection) in the mirror
- Spegel, spegel på väggen där, säg vem som fagrast i landet ärMirror, mirror on the wall [there], tell me who the fairest in the country is (standard translation)
- Filmer är en spegel av samhälletMovies are a mirror of society
Words built with spegel
- spegelvänd reversed
- vattenspegel surface (mirror) of the water
- spegelbild reflection, mirror image
Questions
What does spegel mean in English?
spegel means “mirror”.
Is it en spegel or ett spegel?
It is en spegel, and “the mirror” is spegeln.
What is the plural of spegel?
The plural of spegel is speglar, and the definite plural is speglarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum.
Nearby common words
spegel is number 1,969 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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