bänk

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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,.

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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

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