Swedish noun

en underskrift

signature

Meaning

signature

In Swedish: namnteckning (under ett dokument)

Forms

Forms of underskrift
Singular, indefiniteen underskrift
Singular, definiteunderskriften
Plural, indefiniteunderskrifter
Plural, definiteunderskrifterna

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

Practise underskrift

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Is it en underskrift or ett underskrift?

Questions

What does underskrift mean in English?

underskrift means “signature”.

Is it en underskrift or ett underskrift?

It is en underskrift, and “the signature” is underskriften.

What is the plural of underskrift?

The plural of underskrift is underskrifter, and the definite plural is underskrifterna.

Similar words

påskriftnamnteckningsignatur

Origin

under + skrift, like German Unterschrift, from skriva under (“to sign, to underwrite”)

Nearby common words

underskrift is number 5,388 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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