Swedish noun

en skunk

a skunk/skuŋk/

Meaning

a skunk

Forms

Forms of skunk
Singular, indefiniteen skunk
Singular, definiteskunken
Plural, indefiniteskunkar
Plural, definiteskunkarna

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

Practise skunk

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Is it en skunk or ett skunk?

Questions

What does skunk mean in English?

skunk means “a skunk”.

Is it en skunk or ett skunk?

It is en skunk, and “the a skunk” is skunken.

What is the plural of skunk?

The plural of skunk is skunkar, and the definite plural is skunkarna.

Origin

Borrowed from English skunk.

Nearby common words

skunk is number 9,736 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 9,732rista carve, cut
  • 9,733ståhej fuss, to-do, hullabaloo
  • 9,734skyhög sky high, sky-high
  • 9,735genomresa transit, to transit, to pass through
  • 9,737nuläge present situation
  • 9,738växthus a greenhouse (building in which plants are grown faster than outside)
  • 9,739teoretisk theoretical
  • 9,740schas shoo (go away!)
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