en syrra
Meaning
sister
In Swedish: syster
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en syrra |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | syrran |
| Plural, indefinite | syrror |
| Plural, definite | syrrorna |
syrra is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor syrra, den stora syrran. Check another noun
Practise syrra
1 / 2Is it en syrra or ett syrra?
Questions
What does syrra mean in English?
syrra means “sister”.
Is it en syrra or ett syrra?
It is en syrra, and “the sister” is syrran.
What is the plural of syrra?
The plural of syrra is syrror, and the definite plural is syrrorna.
Similar words
Origin
Derived from syster by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-.
Nearby common words
syrra is number 3,916 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,911föreslog suggested, proposed
- 3,913försäljning sale, selling
- 3,914kommunist Communist
- 3,915korpral corporal
- 3,917kinesisk Chinese
- 3,918bedrägeri deceit, cheating; fraud
- 3,919bokstavligen literally (not figuratively, allegorically, etc. – in truth), literally (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s) (of for example a translation))
- 3,920avskedad fired, kicked (from a job)
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