Swedish noun

en guling

a gook, a slope (person from East or Southeast Asia), a strikebreaker, a scab

Meaning

a gook, a slope (person from East or Southeast Asia); a strikebreaker, a scab

Forms

Forms of guling
Singular, indefiniteen guling
Singular, definitegulingen
Plural, indefinitegulingar
Plural, definitegulingarna

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

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Is it en guling or ett guling?

Questions

What does guling mean in English?

guling means “a gook, a slope (person from East or Southeast Asia), a strikebreaker, a scab”.

Is it en guling or ett guling?

It is en guling, and “the a gook” is gulingen.

What is the plural of guling?

The plural of guling is gulingar, and the definite plural is gulingarna.

Origin

gul (“yellow”) + -ing

Nearby common words

guling is number 7,794 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,790misstro distrust
  • 7,791revir territory, preserve
  • 7,792temperament temperament
  • 7,793yngling youth
  • 7,795yrka demand, move
  • 7,796sluppit have been let off, have been excused from
  • 7,797intensiven Intensive Care Unit (slang), intensive care
  • 7,798följeslagare a companion (person who goes with someone, or is with someone more generally, by extension)
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