Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en anka

duck, canard/ˈaŋˌka/

Meaning

duck; canard

In Swedish: en tam and

Forms

Forms of anka
Singular, indefinite	en anka
Singular, definite	ankan
Plural, indefinite	ankor
Plural, definite	ankorna

anka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor anka, den stora ankan. Check another noun

Practise anka

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Is it en anka or ett anka?

anka in a sentence

Ankan säger kvack
The duck says quack
Ankan vaggade iväg
The duck waddled away

Words built with anka

ankdamm duck pond
tidningsanka canard

Questions

What does anka mean in English?

anka means “duck, canard”.

Is it en anka or ett anka?

It is en anka, and “the duck” is ankan.

What is the plural of anka?

The plural of anka is ankor, and the definite plural is ankorna.

Origin

Unclear etymology.

Nearby common words

anka is number 3,418 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,414uppåt upwards
3,415behandlad treated
3,416utvecklas grow, develop
3,417skägg beard
3,419fejka fake
3,420dubbel double
3,421gangster thug, hood
3,422mes titmouse, (rucksack) frame

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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