Swedish noun

en pung

pouch

Meaning

pouch

In Swedish: liten påse som kan snörs ihop

Forms

Forms of pung
Singular, indefiniteen pung
Singular, definitepungen
Plural, indefinitepungar
Plural, definitepungarna

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

Practise pung

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Is it en pung or ett pung?

Expressions

  • lätta på pungen
    lighten one's purse

Words built with pung

  • penningpung purse, moneybag

Questions

What does pung mean in English?

pung means “pouch”.

Is it en pung or ett pung?

It is en pung, and “the pouch” is pungen.

What is the plural of pung?

The plural of pung is pungar, and the definite plural is pungarna.

Similar words

börs

Origin

From Old Swedish punger, from Old Norse pungr, itself of unknown origin.

Nearby common words

pung is number 5,776 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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