en sylt
Meaning
preserve; jam
In Swedish: mos av bär som kokats med socker
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sylt |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sylten |
| Plural, indefinite | sylter |
| Plural, definite | sylterna |
sylt is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sylt, den stora sylten. Check another noun
Practise sylt
1 / 2Is it en sylt or ett sylt?
Words built with sylt
- hallonsylt raspberry preserve (jam)
Questions
What does sylt mean in English?
sylt means “preserve, jam”.
Is it en sylt or ett sylt?
It is en sylt, and “the preserve” is sylten.
What is the plural of sylt?
The plural of sylt is sylter, and the definite plural is sylterna.
Origin
From Middle Low German sulten, from Old Saxon *sultia, from Proto-Germanic *sultijō.
Nearby common words
sylt is number 7,907 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,903förklädd disguised
- 7,904bassäng basin; pool
- 7,905monument monument
- 7,906patent patent
- 7,908mutation mutation
- 7,909överstelöjtnant a lieutenant colonel, a Wing Commander (in the British Royal Air Force)
- 7,910dobb a cleat, a stud (on sports shoes, for example soccer shoes)
- 7,911tidsresa an act of time travel
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