en buk
Meaning
belly; abdomen
In Swedish: hålighet i kroppen för mage och tarmar etc; mage
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en buk |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | buken |
| Plural, indefinite | bukar |
| Plural, definite | bukarna |
buk is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor buk, den stora buken. Check another noun
Practise buk
1 / 2Is it en buk or ett buk?
Words built with buk
- buksmärta abdominal pain
- buktalare ventriloquist
Questions
What does buk mean in English?
buk means “belly; abdomen”.
Is it en buk or ett buk?
It is en buk, and “the belly” is buken.
What is the plural of buk?
The plural of buk is bukar, and the definite plural is bukarna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish būker, from Old Norse búkr, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-.
Nearby common words
buk is number 6,982 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,978yacht yacht
- 6,979vant used to, shroud: a rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways
- 6,980fräscha fresh
- 6,981upplyst enlightened
- 6,984serietidning a comic book (periodical containing primarily comics)
- 6,985dryg ample, more than
- 6,986tillrätta alternative form of till rätta
- 6,987hyfsat rather, quite
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