en bäck
Meaning
brook; rivulet
In Swedish: liten å, vattendrag
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bäck |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bäcken |
| Plural, indefinite | bäckar |
| Plural, definite | bäckarna |
bäck is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bäck, den stora bäcken. Check another noun
Practise bäck
1 / 2Is it en bäck or ett bäck?
Words built with bäck
- vårbäck stream bubbling with the waters of early spring
Questions
What does bäck mean in English?
bäck means “brook, rivulet”.
Is it en bäck or ett bäck?
It is en bäck, and “the brook” is bäcken.
What is the plural of bäck?
The plural of bäck is bäckar, and the definite plural is bäckarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish bækker, from Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog-.
Nearby common words
bäck is number 9,304 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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