en tull
Meaning
customs
In Swedish: avgift till staten för vissa varor som införs i ett land
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en tull |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | tullen |
| Plural, indefinite | tullar |
| Plural, definite | tullarna |
tull is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor tull, den stora tullen. Check another noun
Practise tull
1 / 2Is it en tull or ett tull?
tull in a sentence
- gå igenom tullengo through customs
- betala tull på en varapay duty on a commodity
Words built with tull
- tulltjänsteman customs official
- tullkontroll customs check
- strafftull penalty duty
Questions
What does tull mean in English?
tull means “customs”.
Is it en tull or ett tull?
It is en tull, and “the customs” is tullen.
What is the plural of tull?
The plural of tull is tullar, and the definite plural is tullarna.
Origin
From Old Norse tullr, from Proto-Germanic *tullaz (“toll, custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (“calculation, fraud”).
Nearby common words
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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