Swedish noun

en vessla

ferret, weasel/vɛsˈla/

Meaning

ferret; weasel

In Swedish: litet däggdjur av släktet Mustela

Forms

Forms of vessla
Singular, indefiniteen vessla
Singular, definitevesslan
Plural, indefinitevesslor
Plural, definitevesslorna

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

Practise vessla

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Is it en vessla or ett vessla?

Questions

What does vessla mean in English?

vessla means “ferret, weasel”.

Is it en vessla or ett vessla?

It is en vessla, and “the ferret” is vesslan.

What is the plural of vessla?

The plural of vessla is vesslor, and the definite plural is vesslorna.

Origin

From Old Norse visla, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Nearby common words

vessla is number 8,905 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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