Swedish noun

en tegelsten

brick (rectangular block of burned clay)

Meaning

brick (rectangular block of burned clay)

Forms

Forms of tegelsten
Singular, indefiniteen tegelsten
Singular, definitetegelstenen
Plural, indefinitetegelstenar
Plural, definitetegelstenarna

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

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Is it en tegelsten or ett tegelsten?

Questions

What does tegelsten mean in English?

tegelsten means “brick (rectangular block of burned clay)”.

Is it en tegelsten or ett tegelsten?

It is en tegelsten, and “the brick” is tegelstenen.

What is the plural of tegelsten?

The plural of tegelsten is tegelstenar, and the definite plural is tegelstenarna.

Origin

tegel + sten

Nearby common words

tegelsten is number 7,145 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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