Swedish noun

en volt

vault, volt

Meaning

vault; volt

In Swedish: språng där kroppen snurrar ett varv framåt el. bakåt

Forms

Forms of volt
Singular, indefiniteen volt
Singular, definitevolten
Plural, indefinitevolter
Plural, definitevolterna

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

Practise volt

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Is it en volt or ett volt?

volt in a sentence

  • att göra/slå en volt
    to do a somersault
  • Bilen körde av vägen och slog en volt.
    The car went off the road and turned over a whole turn.

Questions

What does volt mean in English?

volt means “vault, volt”.

Is it en volt or ett volt?

It is en volt, and “the vault” is volten.

What is the plural of volt?

The plural of volt is volter, and the definite plural is volterna.

Origin

From French volte, from Italian volta (“a turn, rotation”).

Nearby common words

volt is number 6,800 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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