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Swedish noun

en hingst

stallion

Meaning

stallion

In Swedish: hane av hästdjur

Forms

Forms of hingst
Singular, indefiniteen hingst
Singular, definitehingsten
Plural, indefinitehingstar
Plural, definitehingstarna

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

Practise hingst

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Is it en hingst or ett hingst?

Questions

What does hingst mean in English?

hingst means “stallion”.

Is it en hingst or ett hingst?

It is en hingst, and “the stallion” is hingsten.

What is the plural of hingst?

The plural of hingst is hingstar, and the definite plural is hingstarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish hingist, hingest, hengist, from Middle Low German hengest, hengst, hingest, hingst.

Nearby common words

hingst is number 6,039 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,035skrot scrap, scrap iron, scrap metal; junk, junkyard, scrapyard
  • 6,036fasa dread
  • 6,037dumbom fool
  • 6,038gentemot as regards, towards
  • 6,040redskap tool
  • 6,041tobak tobacco
  • 6,042mordrotel a police division dealing with cases of homicide; a homicide unit, homicide, etc.
  • 6,043droppa drip, add drops
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