Swedish noun

ett uns

ounce, scrap

Meaning

ounce; scrap

Forms

Forms of uns
Singular, indefinite	ett uns
Singular, definite	unset
Plural, indefinite	uns
Plural, definite	unsen

uns is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort uns, det stora unset. Check another noun

Practise uns

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Is it en uns or ett uns?

uns in a sentence

Det fanns inte ett uns av sanning i anklagelserna
There wasn't an ounce of truth to the accusations

Expressions

inte ett uns
not an ounce

Questions

What does uns mean in English?

uns means “ounce, scrap”.

Is it en uns or ett uns?

It is ett uns, and “the ounce” is unset.

What is the plural of uns?

uns doesn't change in the plural: ett uns, två uns (definite: unsen).

Similar words

gnuttaytterst lite

Origin

From Latin uncia (“twelfth”), via either Danish unse, Middle Low German unse, German Unze, or French once.

Nearby common words

uns is number 9,335 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,331kommunism Communism
9,332kuban Cuban
9,333navel navel
9,334obehag discomfort
9,336överstyr only used in gå överstyr
9,337talare speaker
9,338justering adjustment
9,339dominant dominant

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary