Swedish noun

en taggtråd

barbed wire

Meaning

barbed wire

Forms

Forms of taggtråd
Singular, indefiniteen taggtråd
Singular, definitetaggtråden
Plural, indefinitetaggtrådar
Plural, definitetaggtrådarna

taggtråd is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor taggtråd, den stora taggtråden. Check another noun

Practise taggtråd

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Is it en taggtråd or ett taggtråd?

taggtråd in a sentence

  • Rymlingarna klättrade över taggtrådsstängslet
    The escapees climbed the barbed wire fence

Questions

What does taggtråd mean in English?

taggtråd means “barbed wire”.

Is it en taggtråd or ett taggtråd?

It is en taggtråd, and “the barbed wire” is taggtråden.

What is the plural of taggtråd?

The plural of taggtråd is taggtrådar, and the definite plural is taggtrådarna.

Origin

tagg (“thorn, spine”) + tråd (“thread”)

Nearby common words

taggtråd is number 9,079 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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