Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en ballong

balloon

Meaning

balloon

In Swedish: liten uppblåsbar gummipåse; luftfarkost

Forms

Forms of ballong
Singular, indefiniteen ballong
Singular, definiteballongen
Plural, indefiniteballonger
Plural, definiteballongerna

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Is it en ballong or ett ballong?

Questions

What does ballong mean in English?

ballong means “balloon”.

Is it en ballong or ett ballong?

It is en ballong, and “the balloon” is ballongen.

What is the plural of ballong?

The plural of ballong is ballonger, and the definite plural is ballongerna.

Origin

From Italian pallone, cognate with English balloon, German Ballon, Danish ballon and French ballon.

Nearby common words

ballong is number 3,927 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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