en säck
Meaning
bag; sack
In Swedish: ett slags stor påse (av grovt tyg)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en säck |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | säcken |
| Plural, indefinite | säckar |
| Plural, definite | säckarna |
säck is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor säck, den stora säcken. Check another noun
Practise säck
1 / 2Is it en säck or ett säck?
säck in a sentence
- Han bar på en säckHe was carrying a sack
Words built with säck
- säckväv sacking, sackcloth
- sovsäck sleeping bag
- ryggsäck rucksack, knapsack
Questions
What does säck mean in English?
säck means “bag, sack”.
Is it en säck or ett säck?
It is en säck, and “the bag” is säcken.
What is the plural of säck?
The plural of säck is säckar, and the definite plural is säckarna.
Origin
From Old Norse sekkr, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz (“sack”), from Latin saccus (“large bag”), from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “bag of coarse cloth”), from Semitic.
Nearby common words
säck is number 4,278 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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