en panna
Meaning
pan; forehead; furnace; boiler
In Swedish: kokkärl; kastrull
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en panna |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | pannan |
| Plural, indefinite | pannor |
| Plural, definite | pannorna |
panna is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor panna, den stora pannan. Check another noun
Practise panna
1 / 2Is it en panna or ett panna?
panna in a sentence
- dra ner mössan i pannanpull one's cap down over one's forehead
- elda i pannanlight the furnace (boiler)
- rynka pannanfrown
- lägga pannan i djupa veckfurrow one's brow [idiomatic, when thinking hard]
- helpannawhole bottle, fifth
- halvpannahalf bottle, pint
Words built with panna
- kaffepanna coffee kettle
- stekpanna frying pan
- pannband headband
- panncentral boiler room
- värmepanna (central heating) furnace, boiler
Questions
What does panna mean in English?
panna means “pan, forehead”.
Is it en panna or ett panna?
It is en panna, and “the pan” is pannan.
What is the plural of panna?
The plural of panna is pannor, and the definite plural is pannorna.
Origin
From Old Norse panna, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ.
Nearby common words
panna is number 3,337 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

