Swedish noun
en vrist
ankle
Meaning
ankle
In Swedish: kroppsdel mellan fot och underben
Practise vrist
1 / 1Is it en vrist or ett vrist?
Questions
What does vrist mean in English?
vrist means “ankle”.
Is it en vrist or ett vrist?
It is en vrist.
Origin
From Old Norse rist (“instep of the foot”)
Nearby common words
vrist is number 6,549 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,545amma suckle, breastfeed
- 6,546axla put on, shoulder
- 6,547broschyr brochure
- 6,548utmärkelse distinction
- 6,550motsätta object
- 6,551civiliserad civilized (having a highly developed society or culture), civilized, civil (polite and refined)
- 6,552högtalare loudspeaker; an electromechanical device or the encasing in which one or more loudspeakers are placed
- 6,553instabil unstable
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