Swedish noun

en puma

cougar, puma

Meaning

cougar; puma

In Swedish: det stora amerikanska kattdjuret Felis concolor

Forms

Forms of puma
Singular, indefiniteen puma
Singular, definitepuman
Plural, indefinitepumor
Plural, definitepumorna

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

Practise puma

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Is it en puma or ett puma?

puma in a sentence

  • Wow, vilken puma!
    Wow, what a fox!
  • en riktig puma
    a real fox

Questions

What does puma mean in English?

puma means “cougar, puma”.

Is it en puma or ett puma?

It is en puma, and “the cougar” is puman.

What is the plural of puma?

The plural of puma is pumor, and the definite plural is pumorna.

Origin

From Spanish puma.

Nearby common words

puma is number 7,233 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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