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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bänk	bänken	bänkar	bänkarna
Genitive	bänks	bänkens	bänkars	bänkarnas

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• ljugarbänk

Further reading

• bänk in Svensk ordbok.