ack
ack as an interjection
Meaning
oh!; oh dear!
ack as a noun(en ack)
Meaning
an electric accumulator.
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en ack |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | acken |
| Plural, indefinite | ackar |
| Plural, definite | ackarna |
ack is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ack, den stora acken. Check another noun
Practise ack
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ack in a sentence
- Ack och ve!Woe and alas!
Questions
What does ack mean in English?
ack means “oh!, oh dear!”.
Is it en ack or ett ack?
It is en ack, and “the an electric accumulator.” is acken.
What is the plural of ack?
The plural of ack is ackar, and the definite plural is ackarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish akh, from Middle Low German ach (“an unhappy interjection”).
Nearby common words
ack is number 7,252 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