en bank
Meaning
bank; bar; (sand)bank; embankment
In Swedish: grus- el. sandrygg i vatten
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bank |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | banken |
| Plural, indefinite | banker |
| Plural, definite | bankerna |
bank is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bank, den stora banken. Check another noun
Practise bank
1 / 2Is it en bank or ett bank?
bank in a sentence
- sätta in pengar på bank(en)deposit money in the bank
Words built with bank
- fiskebank fishing ground
- vägbank road embankment
- molnbank bank of clouds
- sparbank savings bank
- banklån bank loan
- databank data bank, database
- blodbank blood bank
Questions
What does bank mean in English?
bank means “bank, bar”.
Is it en bank or ett bank?
It is en bank, and “the bank” is banken.
What is the plural of bank?
The plural of bank is banker, and the definite plural is bankerna.
Similar words
sandrev
Origin
From Dutch bank, German Bank or Low German bank, all from Italian banco, from Old High German banc, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.
Nearby common words
bank is number 1,165 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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