en skinka
Meaning
buttock; ham
In Swedish: grisens lårben och dess kött som maträtt
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en skinka |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | skinkan |
| Plural, indefinite | skinkor |
| Plural, definite | skinkorna |
skinka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor skinka, den stora skinkan. Check another noun
Practise skinka
1 / 2Is it en skinka or ett skinka?
Questions
What does skinka mean in English?
skinka means “buttock, ham”.
Is it en skinka or ett skinka?
It is en skinka, and “the buttock” is skinkan.
What is the plural of skinka?
The plural of skinka is skinkor, and the definite plural is skinkorna.
Origin
From Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō.
Nearby common words
skinka is number 4,187 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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