kjol

See also: kjøl

Swedish

kvinna i kjol [women in a skirt]

also feels like a kjol

Pronunciation

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /ɕuːl/

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• (Finland) IPA^(key): /tɕuːl/

Noun

kjol c

1. a skirt (woman's garment fastened at and hanging from the waist)
2. a skirt (the part of a dress (klänning) below the waist)

Usage notes

Might sometimes also translate as dress. See the usage notes for klänning.

Declension

Declension of kjol
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kjol	kjolen	kjolar	kjolarna
Genitive	kjols	kjolens	kjolars	kjolarnas

Derived terms

• kjoltyg
• kortkjol
• långkjol
• minikjol (“miniskirt”)

 

Trivia

Kjol is one of three words (excluding compounds) with initial kj- in Swedish, the other two being kjortel and kjusa.

See also

• kjortel
• klänning (“dress”)
• kortkort

References

• kjol in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kjol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)