Swedish noun

en pump

pump

Meaning

pump

In Swedish: apparat som förflyttar vätska el. gas genom rörledning el dyl

Forms

Forms of pump
Singular, indefiniteen pump
Singular, definitepumpen
Plural, indefinitepumpar
Plural, definitepumparna

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

Practise pump

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Is it en pump or ett pump?

Words built with pump

  • bensinpump petrol pump
  • vattenpump water pump

Questions

What does pump mean in English?

pump means “pump”.

Is it en pump or ett pump?

It is en pump, and “the pump” is pumpen.

What is the plural of pump?

The plural of pump is pumpar, and the definite plural is pumparna.

Origin

From Middle Low German pumpe (“ship's pump”), of imitative origin and often connected to Spanish bomba (“pump”).

Nearby common words

pump is number 6,585 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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