Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett stål

steel/ˈstoːl/

Meaning

steel

In Swedish: härdat järn

Forms

Forms of stål
Singular, indefiniteett stål
Singular, definitestålet
Plural, indefinitestål
Plural, definitestålen

stål is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort stål, det stora stålet. Check another noun

Practise stål

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Is it en stål or ett stål?

Words built with stål

  • gjutstål casting steel
  • stålindustri steel industry

Questions

What does stål mean in English?

stål means “steel”.

Is it en stål or ett stål?

It is ett stål, and “the steel” is stålet.

What is the plural of stål?

stål doesn't change in the plural: ett stål, två stål (definite: stålen).

Origin

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”).

Nearby common words

stål is number 3,759 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,755klia itch, scratch
  • 3,756vett sense
  • 3,757bevittna witness, certify
  • 3,758sallad salad (a food made primarily of a mixture of raw ingredients, typically vegetables), vegetables consisting of leaves, typically lettuce
  • 3,760granska review, check
  • 3,761motorcykel a motorcycle
  • 3,762utesluta exclude, eliminate
  • 3,763senat senate
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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