en lake
Meaning
brine
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en lake |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | laken |
| Plural, indefinite | lakar |
| Plural, definite | lakarna |
lake is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor lake, den stora laken. Check another noun
Practise lake
1 / 2Is it en lake or ett lake?
Questions
What does lake mean in English?
lake means “brine”.
Is it en lake or ett lake?
It is en lake, and “the brine” is laken.
What is the plural of lake?
The plural of lake is lakar, and the definite plural is lakarna.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle Low German lâke (“brine; standing water”), from Old Saxon *laca, from Proto-West Germanic *laku (“steam, pool”).
Nearby common words
lake is number 3,500 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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