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Swedish noun

en vink

sign, hint, wave

Meaning

sign; hint; wave

In Swedish: rörelse med handen, vinkning

Forms

Forms of vink
Singular, indefiniteen vink
Singular, definitevinken
Plural, indefinitevinkar
Plural, definitevinkarna

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

Practise vink

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Is it en vink or ett vink?

vink in a sentence

  • råd och vinkar inför semestern
    advice and tips for the holidays

Questions

What does vink mean in English?

vink means “sign, hint”.

Is it en vink or ett vink?

It is en vink, and “the sign” is vinken.

What is the plural of vink?

The plural of vink is vinkar, and the definite plural is vinkarna.

Similar words

antydningantydaantydanfingervisning

Origin

Probably from German Wink.

Nearby common words

vink is number 6,271 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,267est Estonian; a person from Estonia
  • 6,268bred wide, broad
  • 6,269förnedra degrade
  • 6,270stört absolutely, utterly
  • 6,272organism organism
  • 6,273pakt pact
  • 6,274häråt towards (the area surrounding) this place; here, hitherward, hereat (at this)
  • 6,275informatör an informer
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