Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en peruk

wig

Meaning

wig

In Swedish: löshår

Forms

Forms of peruk
Singular, indefinite	en peruk
Singular, definite	peruken
Plural, indefinite	peruker
Plural, definite	perukerna

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

Practise peruk

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Is it en peruk or ett peruk?

peruk in a sentence

en pudrad peruk
a powdered wig

Questions

What does peruk mean in English?

peruk means “wig”.

Is it en peruk or ett peruk?

It is en peruk, and “the wig” is peruken.

What is the plural of peruk?

The plural of peruk is peruker, and the definite plural is perukerna.

Origin

Borrowed from French perruque.

Nearby common words

peruk is number 4,630 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,626galler grating, bars
4,627patetiskt pathetic, pathetically
4,628jeep jeep
4,629stred fought
4,631anmäler review, report
4,632plötslig sudden
4,633zoo zoo
4,634döpt baptized

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary