Swedish noun

en ram

frame/rɑːm/

Meaning

frame

In Swedish: kant; infattning

Forms

Forms of ram
Singular, indefinite	en ram
Singular, definite	ramen
Plural, indefinite	ramar
Plural, definite	ramarna

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

Practise ram

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Is it en ram or ett ram?

Words built with ram

guldram gold frame
ramavtal skeleton (blanket) agreement

Questions

What does ram mean in English?

ram means “frame”.

Is it en ram or ett ram?

It is en ram, and “the frame” is ramen.

What is the plural of ram?

The plural of ram is ramar, and the definite plural is ramarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish rama, borrowed from Middle Low German rāme, from Old Saxon hrama.

Nearby common words

ram is number 6,373 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,369tv-spel a video game (played on a television screen)
6,370uppsikt supervision
6,371fax a fax (machine) c, a fax (document) n
6,372avfall rubbish, refuse
6,374krabba crab
6,375gymnasie nonstandard form of gymnasium
6,376utklädd dressed up
6,377betydligt substantial

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