Swedish noun · adjective· top 5,000 most common

en tallrik

plate/ˈtalˌrɪk/

tallrik as a noun(en tallrik)

Meaning

plate

In Swedish: ett slags platta på vilken mat serveras och äts, fat

Forms

Forms of tallrik
Singular, indefiniteen tallrik
Singular, definitetallriken
Plural, indefinitetallrikar
Plural, definitetallrikarna

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

tallrik as an adjective

Meaning

containing a large amount of pine trees

Forms

Forms of tallrik
Basic formtallrikwith en-words
Comparativetallrikare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativetallrikast“-est”, “most …”

Practise tallrik

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Is it en tallrik or ett tallrik?

tallrik in a sentence

  • en tallrik gröt
    a bowl of porridge
  • en tallrik skog
    a forest rich with pine trees

Words built with tallrik

  • porslinstallrik china plate

Questions

What does tallrik mean in English?

tallrik means “plate”.

Is it en tallrik or ett tallrik?

It is en tallrik, and “the plate” is tallriken.

What is the plural of tallrik?

The plural of tallrik is tallrikar, and the definite plural is tallrikarna.

Origin

tall (“pine”) + rik (“rich”)

Nearby common words

tallrik is number 3,387 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary