Swedish noun

en tröskel

threshold

Meaning

threshold

In Swedish: upphöjd bräda på golvet i dörröppning

Forms

Forms of tröskel
Singular, indefiniteen tröskel
Singular, definitetröskeln
Plural, indefinitetrösklar
Plural, definitetrösklarna

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

Practise tröskel

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Is it en tröskel or ett tröskel?

tröskel in a sentence

  • på tröskeln till en ny tid
    on the threshold of a new age

Words built with tröskel

  • retningströskel limen

Questions

What does tröskel mean in English?

tröskel means “threshold”.

Is it en tröskel or ett tröskel?

It is en tröskel, and “the threshold” is tröskeln.

What is the plural of tröskel?

The plural of tröskel is trösklar, and the definite plural is trösklarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish þriskulde, from Old Norse þreskǫldr, þreskjǫldr, þrepskjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *þreskwaþluz.

Nearby common words

tröskel is number 7,467 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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