en duk
Meaning
cloth; screen
In Swedish: tyg att lägga på bord
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en duk |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | duken |
| Plural, indefinite | dukar |
| Plural, definite | dukarna |
duk is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor duk, den stora duken. Check another noun
Practise duk
1 / 2Is it en duk or ett duk?
duk in a sentence
- på vita dukenon the silver screen
Words built with duk
- bordduk tablecloth
- filmduk motion-picture screen
Questions
What does duk mean in English?
duk means “cloth, screen”.
Is it en duk or ett duk?
It is en duk, and “the cloth” is duken.
What is the plural of duk?
The plural of duk is dukar, and the definite plural is dukarna.
Origin
From Old Norse dúkr, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dwōg-, *dwōk-.
Nearby common words
duk is number 6,650 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,646sammanbrott collapse, breakdown
- 6,647uppfart approach
- 6,648sprita to disinfect with alcohol, to drink hard liquor
- 6,649lyx luxury
- 6,651sits seat, lie [of the cards]
- 6,652skorsten chimney, funnel
- 6,653superkraft superpower (a fictional extraordinary physical or mental ability)
- 6,654slagträ a bat (club used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball), something used to try to beat down an opponent, like an argument one sees as particularly strong
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

