en stol
Meaning
chair
In Swedish: en sittmöbel med ryggstöd för en person
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en stol |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | stolen |
| Plural, indefinite | stolar |
| Plural, definite | stolarna |
stol is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor stol, den stora stolen. Check another noun
Practise stol
1 / 2Is it en stol or ett stol?
stol in a sentence
- sitta på en stolsit on a chair
- sätta sig på en stolsit down on a chair
Expressions
- sätta sig mellan två stolarfall between two stools
- inte sticka under stol mednot keep back
Words built with stol
- vilstol reclining (lounge) chair, deckchair
- stolsben chair leg
- biskopsstol bishopric, see
- lärostol professorial chair
Questions
What does stol mean in English?
stol means “chair”.
Is it en stol or ett stol?
It is en stol, and “the chair” is stolen.
What is the plural of stol?
The plural of stol is stolar, and the definite plural is stolarna.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish stōl, from Old Norse stóll, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stāl- (“frame, rack, stand”).
Nearby common words
stol is number 1,494 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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