en mun
Meaning
mouth
In Swedish: läppar och håligheten innanför dem
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en mun |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | munnen |
| Plural, indefinite | munnar |
| Plural, definite | munnarna |
mun is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mun, den stora munnen. Check another noun
Practise mun
1 / 2Is it en mun or ett mun?
mun in a sentence
- tala med mat i munnentalk with food in one's mouth
- morgonstund har guld i munthe morning hour has gold in its mouth (the early bird catches the worm)
- många munnar att mättamany mouths to feed
Expressions
- ta brödet ur munnen på någontake the bread out of sby's mouth
- dra på munnensmile
- prata i munnen på varandraspeak at the same time
- håll mun!shut your mouth!
Words built with mun
- munsår sore on the lips
- munhåla oral cavity
Questions
What does mun mean in English?
mun means “mouth”.
Is it en mun or ett mun?
It is en mun, and “the mouth” is munnen.
What is the plural of mun?
The plural of mun is munnar, and the definite plural is munnarna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish munder, from Old Norse muðr, munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-.
Nearby common words
mun is number 941 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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