Swedish noun

en trumpet

trumpet/trɵmˈpeːt/

Meaning

trumpet

In Swedish: ett blåsinstrument

Forms

Forms of trumpet
Singular, indefiniteen trumpet
Singular, definitetrumpeten
Plural, indefinitetrumpeter
Plural, definitetrumpeterna

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

Practise trumpet

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Is it en trumpet or ett trumpet?

Questions

What does trumpet mean in English?

trumpet means “trumpet”.

Is it en trumpet or ett trumpet?

It is en trumpet, and “the trumpet” is trumpeten.

What is the plural of trumpet?

The plural of trumpet is trumpeter, and the definite plural is trumpeterna.

Origin

From Old French trompette (“trumpet”), diminutive of trompe (“horn, trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa, *trumba (“trumpet”), ultimately imitative.

Nearby common words

trumpet is number 8,501 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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