kjol

See also: kjøl

Swedish

en kvinna i kjol [a woman 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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kjol	kjols
	definite	kjolen	kjolens
plural	indefinite	kjolar	kjolars
	definite	kjolarna	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 [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kjol”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)