Swedish noun

en påk

thick stick

Meaning

thick stick

In Swedish: kraftig käpp

Forms

Forms of påk
Singular, indefiniteen påk
Singular, definitepåken
Plural, indefinitepåkar
Plural, definitepåkarna

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

Practise påk

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Is it en påk or ett påk?

påk in a sentence

  • Rör på påkarna!
    Stir your stumps!, get moving!

Questions

What does påk mean in English?

påk means “thick stick”.

Is it en påk or ett påk?

It is en påk, and “the thick stick” is påken.

What is the plural of påk?

The plural of påk is påkar, and the definite plural is påkarna.

Similar words

klubba

Origin

Borrowed from Middle Low German pōk.

Nearby common words

påk is number 6,626 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,622vårdslös careless
  • 6,623tornado a larger tornado (especially in the US)
  • 6,624avslå decline, reject
  • 6,625sanda grit
  • 6,627collier a choker
  • 6,628hake hook
  • 6,629knuff nudge, push
  • 6,630däcka to (quickly) fall asleep (especially due to alcohol consumption), to (figuratively) pass out, to deck (knock down, sometimes figuratively)
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