en geting
Meaning
wasp
In Swedish: stickande, gul- och svartrandig insekt av släktet Vespidae
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en geting |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | getingen |
| Plural, indefinite | getingar |
| Plural, definite | getingarna |
geting is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor geting, den stora getingen. Check another noun
Practise geting
1 / 2Is it en geting or ett geting?
geting in a sentence
- bli stucken av en getingbe stung by a wasp / (informally) bee
- ett getingsticka wasp / (informally) bee sting
Words built with geting
- getingstick wasp sting
Questions
What does geting mean in English?
geting means “wasp”.
Is it en geting or ett geting?
It is en geting, and “the wasp” is getingen.
What is the plural of geting?
The plural of geting is getingar, and the definite plural is getingarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish gētunger, equivalent of get (“goat”) + -ing, from the antennae which resemble the horns of the goat.
Nearby common words
geting is number 8,835 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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