Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett sår

wound, cutAlso the present tense of så./soːr/

Meaning

wound; cut

In Swedish: (blödande) skada i kroppens vävnader

Forms

Forms of sår
Singular, indefiniteett sår
Singular, definitesåret
Plural, indefinitesår
Plural, definitesåren

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

Practise sår

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Is it en sår or ett sår?

sår in a sentence

  • tiden läker alla sår
    time heals all wounds
  • Han satte ett plåster på såret
    He put a band-aid on the wound

Words built with sår

Questions

What does sår mean in English?

sår means “wound, cut”.

Is it en sår or ett sår?

It is ett sår, and “the wound” is såret.

What is the plural of sår?

sår doesn't change in the plural: ett sår, två sår (definite: såren).

Origin

From Old Swedish sar, from Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic *sairą.

Nearby common words

sår is number 1,698 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,694kaka cake, cookie
  • 1,695skilja separate, part, sever; divide, distinguish, differentiate, tell apart
  • 1,696sorg distress, sorrow
  • 1,697försvunnen lost, disappeared
  • 1,699lisa to relieve, to alleviate (pain or worries)
  • 1,700överraska surprise, astonish
  • 1,701alltihop everything, everyone
  • 1,702vetat known
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