Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en strumpa

stocking, sock/ˈstrɵmˌpa/

Meaning

stocking; sock

In Swedish: ett klädesplagg för fot och ben

Forms

Forms of strumpa
Singular, indefiniteen strumpa
Singular, definitestrumpan
Plural, indefinitestrumpor
Plural, definitestrumporna

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

Practise strumpa

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Is it en strumpa or ett strumpa?

strumpa in a sentence

  • ta på sig strumporna
    put on one's socks
  • dra på sig strumporna
    pull on one's socks
  • ta av sig strumporna
    take off one's socks
  • Det är hål i strumpan
    There's a hole in the sock
  • ett par svarta strumpor
    a pair of black socks

Words built with strumpa

  • knästrumpa knee-length sock (stocking)
  • strumpbyxa stretch tights, pantyhose
  • yllestrumpa woollen stocking (sock)

Questions

What does strumpa mean in English?

strumpa means “stocking, sock”.

Is it en strumpa or ett strumpa?

It is en strumpa, and “the stocking” is strumpan.

What is the plural of strumpa?

The plural of strumpa is strumpor, and the definite plural is strumporna.

Similar words

fotbeklädnadsocka

Origin

From Middle High German strumpf, from Proto-Germanic *strumpaz.

Nearby common words

strumpa is number 3,236 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,232intern internal
  • 3,233ruta square, pane
  • 3,234me apocopic form of med (“with”)
  • 3,235piano piano
  • 3,237delstat federated state; a state in a federation.
  • 3,238spilla spill
  • 3,239utifrån from outside
  • 3,240mån degree
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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