en tass
Meaning
paw
In Swedish: mjuk fot hos vissa däggdjur
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tass |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tassen |
| Plural, indefinite | tassar |
| Plural, definite | tassarna |
tass is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tass, den stora tassen. Check another noun
Practise tass
1 / 2Is it en tass or ett tass?
tass in a sentence
- (räcka) vacker tassgive a paw
- Den sov på verandan med huvudet mot tassarna och svansen i en graciös sväng runt benen.It slept on the porch with its head on its paws and the tail gracefully curled around the legs.
- Bort med tassarna!Hands off! Paws off!
- skaka tassshake hands/paw
Expressions
- bort med tassarna ("bort med händerna")!get your paws off ("hands off") (me)!
- skaka tassshake hands
Words built with tass
- hartass rabbit's foot
Questions
What does tass mean in English?
tass means “paw”.
Is it en tass or ett tass?
It is en tass, and “the paw” is tassen.
What is the plural of tass?
The plural of tass is tassar, and the definite plural is tassarna.
Origin
Unknown.
Nearby common words
tass is number 4,445 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,441taktik tactic
- 4,442bekänna confess, admit
- 4,443tidsfråga a matter of time, a question of time.
- 4,444utsvulten starving, famished (extremely or (often, through hyperbole) very hungry (due to not having eaten for a long time), sometimes figuratively)
- 4,446typisk typical
- 4,447ursprung origin
- 4,448smeknamn an endearing nickname (e.g., a pet name)
- 4,449förvirra confuse, bewilder
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