Swedish noun

en falk

falcon, hawk/falk/

Meaning

falcon, hawk

In Swedish: rovfågel (känd för sin goda syn) av släktet Falco

Forms

Forms of falk
Singular, indefiniteen falk
Singular, definitefalken
Plural, indefinitefalkar
Plural, definitefalkarna

falk is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor falk, den stora falken. Check another noun

Practise falk

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Is it en falk or ett falk?

Words built with falk

  • tornfalk kestrel
  • falkblick eagle eye

Questions

What does falk mean in English?

falk means “falcon, hawk”.

Is it en falk or ett falk?

It is en falk, and “the falcon” is falken.

What is the plural of falk?

The plural of falk is falkar, and the definite plural is falkarna.

Origin

From Old Norse falki.

Nearby common words

falk is number 6,787 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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