en åder
Meaning
vein, blood vessel; vein in a leaf; vein, strain of mineral in the ground and in stone; passage of water through the ground, spring
In Swedish: kanal för blodet i kroppen
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en åder |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ådern |
| Plural, indefinite | ådror |
| Plural, definite | ådrorna |
åder is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor åder, den stora ådern. Check another noun
Practise åder
1 / 2Is it en åder or ett åder?
Words built with åder
- åderbråck varicose veins
- blodåder blood vessel
- åderförkalkad suffering from hardening of the arteries, arteriosclerosis
- åderförkalkning hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis)
- guldåder gold vein
- malmåder ore vein, lode
Questions
What does åder mean in English?
åder means “vein, blood vessel, vein in a leaf”.
Is it en åder or ett åder?
It is en åder, and “the vein” is ådern.
What is the plural of åder?
The plural of åder is ådror, and the definite plural is ådrorna.
Origin
From Old Swedish aþra/adher (Old Norse æðr), from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ.
Nearby common words
åder is number 7,836 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,832frigiva dated form of frige
- 7,833jackpott jackpot
- 7,834askunge Cinderella (an inconspicuous girl who, for example through marriage, achieves fame and admiration)
- 7,835kvick quick, witty
- 7,837kränka insult, violate
- 7,838slöt closed, concluded
- 7,839riv intensity, feistiness, abrasion, abrasiveness
- 7,840artificiell artificial, false
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary