Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en mes

titmouse, (rucksack) frame, (backpack (US)) frame, namby-pamby/meːs/

Meaning

titmouse; (rucksack) frame; (backpack (US)) frame; namby-pamby; wimp

In Swedish: fågel av släktet Parus

Forms

Forms of mes
Singular, indefiniteen mes
Singular, definitemesen
Plural, indefinitemesar
Plural, definitemesarna

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

Practise mes

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Is it en mes or ett mes?

Questions

What does mes mean in English?

mes means “titmouse, (rucksack) frame”.

Is it en mes or ett mes?

It is en mes, and “the titmouse” is mesen.

What is the plural of mes?

The plural of mes is mesar, and the definite plural is mesarna.

Similar words

fegisynkryggpjosker

Origin

From Middle Low German mêse, meise, from Old Saxon mēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ.

Nearby common words

mes is number 3,422 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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