bänk

See also: bank, Bank, Bánk, Bänk, and bænk

Swedish

bänk; a sofa

bänk; in a kitchen

Etymology

From Old Swedish bænker, from (East) Old Norse *benkr (cf. West Old Norse bekkr), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz,.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bänk c

1. bench, a long sofa without bolster
2. bench; where players of a sport sit when not playing
3. workbench
4. school desk; a very simple table - possibly with a sloping top - for the use of students and school pupils
5. worktop, kitchen bench

Declension

Declension of bänk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bänk	bänks
	definite	bänken	bänkens
plural	indefinite	bänkar	bänkars
	definite	bänkarna	bänkarnas

Synonyms

• (workbench): arbetsbänk
• (school desk): skolbänk
• (kitchen bench): köksbänk

Derived terms

• ljugarbänk

Further reading

• bänk in Svensk ordbok.