en spik
Meaning
nail
In Swedish: liten spetsig metallpinne med huvud
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en spik |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | spiken |
| Plural, indefinite | spikar |
| Plural, definite | spikarna |
spik is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor spik, den stora spiken. Check another noun
Practise spik
1 / 2Is it en spik or ett spik?
spik in a sentence
- hammare och spikhammer and nails
- slå i en spik med en hammaredrive a nail with a hammer
- En spik i lopp 5.A single in race 5.
- Häst 3 är en säker spik i lopp 4.Horse 3 is a banker in race 4.
Words built with spik
- stålspik steel nail
Questions
What does spik mean in English?
spik means “nail”.
Is it en spik or ett spik?
It is en spik, and “the nail” is spiken.
What is the plural of spik?
The plural of spik is spikar, and the definite plural is spikarna.
Origin
From Old Norse spíkr, from Proto-Germanic *spīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“expand, extend, stretch”).
Nearby common words
spik is number 4,871 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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