en stans
Meaning
punch
In Swedish: maskin för hålslagning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en stans |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | stansen |
| Plural, indefinite | stansar |
| Plural, definite | stansarna |
stans is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor stans, den stora stansen. Check another noun
Practise stans
1 / 2Is it en stans or ett stans?
stans in a sentence
- någonstanssomewhere
- ingenstansnowhere
- annanstanselsewhere
- varstanshere and there
Words built with stans
- stansoperatör punch operator
- hålkortsstans card punch
Questions
What does stans mean in English?
stans means “punch”.
Is it en stans or ett stans?
It is en stans, and “the punch” is stansen.
What is the plural of stans?
The plural of stans is stansar, and the definite plural is stansarna.
Origin
From stad (“place”).
Nearby common words
stans is number 3,865 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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