en ängel
Meaning
angel
In Swedish: en av Guds budbärare och tjänare (vanligen avbildad med vingar och vita kläder)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en ängel |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ängeln |
| Plural, indefinite | änglar |
| Plural, definite | änglarna |
ängel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ängel, den stora ängeln. Check another noun
Practise ängel
1 / 2Is it en ängel or ett ängel?
ängel in a sentence
- Du är en ängel!You are an angel!
Words built with ängel
- änglalik angelic(al)
Questions
What does ängel mean in English?
ängel means “angel”.
Is it en ängel or ett ängel?
It is en ängel, and “the angel” is ängeln.
What is the plural of ängel?
The plural of ängel is änglar, and the definite plural is änglarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish ængil, from Old Norse engill, ultimately from Koine Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).
Nearby common words
ängel is number 1,479 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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