Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett pund

pound

Meaning

pound

In Swedish: myntenhet bl a i England

Forms

Forms of pund
Singular, indefiniteett pund
Singular, definitepundet
Plural, indefinitepund
Plural, definitepunden

pund is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort pund, det stora pundet. Check another noun

Practise pund

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Is it en pund or ett pund?

Expressions

  • förvalta sitt pund
    make the most of one's talents

Questions

What does pund mean in English?

pund means “pound”.

Is it en pund or ett pund?

It is ett pund, and “the pound” is pundet.

What is the plural of pund?

pund doesn't change in the plural: ett pund, två pund (definite: punden).

Origin

From Old Swedish pund, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondo.

Nearby common words

pund is number 2,096 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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