ko – Swedish noun declension

Swedish noun forms of ko

Noun: ko
Hyphenation:
Gender: Common gender

Nominative

Sg. Indef.ko
Sg. Def.kon
Pl. Indef.kor
Pl. Def.korna

Genitive

Sg. Indef.kos
Sg. Def.kons
Pl. Indef.kors
Pl. Def.kornas

Sample Sentences

  • Kon säger mu (The cow says moo)
  • råmande kor (mooing cows)
  • mjölka en ko (milk a cow)
  • Många kor bor i stall under vinterhalvåret (Many cows live in stables during the winter)
  • – Det var en ko på ängen. – Jag fattar inte. – Det var kon som var på ängen. / Det var kon som var poängen. (– There was a cow in [on] the meadow. – I don't get it. – It was the cow that was in [on] the meadow. / It was the cow that was the point / punch line. [common pun])
  • Jag är kung över ängarna. Springer utan keps och skor. Dansar och tar ut svängarna. Ropar glatt åt mina kor. Jag är kung över ängarna. Jag skriker högt så folk förstår: Här är en av drängarna. Solen lyser där jag går. (I am king of the meadows. [I] run without a cap and shoes. [I] dance and take sweeping turns ["take out the turns" – also used figuratively for not holding back, letting loose, and the like]. [I] shout merrily at my cows. I am king of the meadows. I scream out loud so that people understand: Here's one of the farmhands. The sun shines where I walk. [Could also be put in the present continuous. Matches the intuition in Swedish with the [I]s. See the usage notes for -r.]) [1996, Drängarna [The Farmhands], “Kung över ängarna [King of [over] the Meadows]”, in Fint vettö [vettu] [Nice Y'know]:]
  • Jag såg en älgko och hennes kalv när jag var i skogen (I saw a cow moose and her calf when I was in the forest)

Etymology

From Old Norse ko, from East Old Norse ko, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Verbs referencing "ko"

Latvian Nouns govs.

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