Swedish noun

en tolk

interpreter

Meaning

interpreter

In Swedish: person som översätter muntligt från ett språk till ett annat

Forms

Forms of tolk
Singular, indefinite	en tolk
Singular, definite	tolken
Plural, indefinite	tolkar
Plural, definite	tolkarna

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

Practise tolk

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Is it en tolk or ett tolk?

Expressions

göra sig till tolk för något
voice

Words built with tolk

dövtolk signer

Questions

What does tolk mean in English?

tolk means “interpreter”.

Is it en tolk or ett tolk?

It is en tolk, and “the interpreter” is tolken.

What is the plural of tolk?

The plural of tolk is tolkar, and the definite plural is tolkarna.

Similar words

uttydare

Origin

Ultimately from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Nearby common words

tolk is number 6,058 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,054ändamål purpose, end
6,055halleluja hallelujah
6,056football American football
6,057ekonomiskt economical, Economic
6,059artilleri artillery
6,060förort suburb
6,061korsar crosses
6,062avguda idolize, adore

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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