en borg
Meaning
castle
In Swedish: slott, fästning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en borg |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | borgen |
| Plural, indefinite | borgar |
| Plural, definite | borgarna |
borg is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor borg, den stora borgen. Check another noun
Practise borg
1 / 2Is it en borg or ett borg?
Words built with borg
- borggård courtyard
Questions
What does borg mean in English?
borg means “castle”.
Is it en borg or ett borg?
It is en borg, and “the castle” is borgen.
What is the plural of borg?
The plural of borg is borgar, and the definite plural is borgarna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish borgh (“fortress, city”), from Old Norse borg (also "bulwark", "wall'), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
Nearby common words
borg is number 4,902 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,898artefakt an artifact
- 4,899investerare investor
- 4,900våldsamt tremendously
- 4,901lillasyster little sister, younger sister
- 4,903ingången entered, agreed upon
- 4,904blandad mixed
- 4,905anhörig relation, relative
- 4,906brottslighet crime, criminality
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