Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en toa

WC, toilet/²tuːˌa/

Meaning

WC; toilet

In Swedish: toalett 1

Forms

Forms of toa
Singular, indefiniteen toa
Singular, definitetoan
Plural, indefinitetoor
Plural, definitetoorna

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

Practise toa

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Is it en toa or ett toa?

toa in a sentence

  • Jag måste gå på toa!
    I need to go to the bathroom!
  • Jag tror han är på toa
    I think he's in the bathroom
  • sitta på toa
    sit on the toilet
  • rengöra toan
    clean the toilet [fixture]

Words built with toa

Questions

What does toa mean in English?

toa means “WC, toilet”.

Is it en toa or ett toa?

It is en toa, and “the WC” is toan.

What is the plural of toa?

The plural of toa is toor, and the definite plural is toorna.

Similar words

dasstoalett

Origin

Clipping of toalett, from French toilette.

Nearby common words

toa is number 2,285 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,281svensk Swedish
  • 2,282katastrof disaster, catastrophe
  • 2,283story story
  • 2,284kvinnlig female, womanly
  • 2,286livs provisions, (grocery, grocery store (US))
  • 2,287king great, awesome, synonym of ruta (“foursquare”)
  • 2,288ändrad changed
  • 2,289tåla endure, tolerate
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary