en vägg
Meaning
wall
In Swedish: sida på ett hus eller i ett rum; lodrät yta
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en vägg |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | väggen |
| Plural, indefinite | väggar |
| Plural, definite | väggarna |
vägg is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vägg, den stora väggen. Check another noun
Practise vägg
1 / 2Is it en vägg or ett vägg?
Expressions
- ställa (någon) mot väggenput (sby) up against the wall
- uppåt väggarnaall wrong
Words built with vägg
- cellvägg cell wall
- väggmålning wall painting, mural
- bergvägg rock (cliff) face
- husvägg house wall
Questions
What does vägg mean in English?
vägg means “wall”.
Is it en vägg or ett vägg?
It is en vägg, and “the wall” is väggen.
What is the plural of vägg?
The plural of vägg is väggar, and the definite plural is väggarna.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Swedish væg f, vægger m, from Old Norse veggr, from Proto-Germanic *wajjuz.
Nearby common words
vägg is number 1,025 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary