ett svavel
Meaning
sulphur
In Swedish: ett gult grundämne (med stickande lukt)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett svavel |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | svavlet |
svavel is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort svavel, det stora svavlet. Check another noun
Practise svavel
1 / 1Is it en svavel or ett svavel?
Questions
What does svavel mean in English?
svavel means “sulphur”.
Is it en svavel or ett svavel?
It is ett svavel, and “the sulphur” is svavlet.
Origin
From Old Swedish svavel, from Middle Low German swavel, swevel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic *sweblaz.
Nearby common words
svavel is number 9,825 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,821oskadliggöra render harmless
- 9,822oval oval
- 9,823skrynklig wrinkled, crumpled
- 9,824spejare scout, spy
- 9,826mille clipping of miljon
- 9,827fångläger prison camp
- 9,828lustigkurre someone who often jokes around or plays jokes, a funny guy, a joker, a clown
- 9,829skrota scrap, break up
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