Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en valp

puppy

Meaning

puppy

In Swedish: unge av hund

Forms

Forms of valp
Singular, indefinite	en valp
Singular, definite	valpen
Plural, indefinite	valpar
Plural, definite	valparna

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

Practise valp

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Is it en valp or ett valp?

valp in a sentence

Valpar är söta
Puppies are cute

Words built with valp

finansvalp financial yuppie

Questions

What does valp mean in English?

valp means “puppy”.

Is it en valp or ett valp?

It is en valp, and “the puppy” is valpen.

What is the plural of valp?

The plural of valp is valpar, and the definite plural is valparna.

Origin

From Old Swedish hvælper, hvalper, from Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz.

Nearby common words

valp is number 4,024 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,020incident Incident
4,021kräkas vomit, be sick
4,022orange orange
4,023ide hibernation, winter lair
4,025friska healthy
4,026fastighet property, real estate
4,027omtänksam considerate
4,028räddning salvation, rescue

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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