Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en rumpa

rump, backside

Meaning

rump; backside

In Swedish: stjärt, bakdel

Forms

Forms of rumpa
Singular, indefiniteen rumpa
Singular, definiterumpan
Plural, indefiniterumpor
Plural, definiterumporna

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

Practise rumpa

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Is it en rumpa or ett rumpa?

Questions

What does rumpa mean in English?

rumpa means “rump, backside”.

Is it en rumpa or ett rumpa?

It is en rumpa, and “the rump” is rumpan.

What is the plural of rumpa?

The plural of rumpa is rumpor, and the definite plural is rumporna.

Similar words

bakstjärthäckändastussändalyktbakdel

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish rumpa (“tail; buttocks”).

Nearby common words

rumpa is number 2,278 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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