bänk
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish bænker, from (East) Old Norse *benkr (cf. West Old Norse bekkr), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz,.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]bänk c
- bench, a long sofa without bolster
- bench; where players of a sport sit when not playing
- workbench
- school desk; a very simple table - possibly with a sloping top - for the use of students and school pupils
- worktop, kitchen bench
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bänk | bänks |
| definite | bänken | bänkens | |
| plural | indefinite | bänkar | bänkars |
| definite | bänkarna | bänkarnas |
Synonyms
[edit]- (workbench): arbetsbänk
- (school desk): skolbänk
- (kitchen bench): köksbänk
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- bänk in Svensk ordbok.
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns