gäng

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See also: Geng, geng, gēng, gěng, gèng, and ging

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English gang. Compare Norwegian Bokmål gjeng, Norwegian Nynorsk gjeng and Danish gæng.

Noun

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gäng n

  1. a gang
    ett kriminellt gäng
    a criminal gang
  2. a group, a bunch
    Vi är ett gäng killar som brukar gå dit
    We're a group of guys who often go there
  3. (colloquial) a bunch (of items)
Declension
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Declension of gäng 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gäng gänget gäng gängen
Genitive gängs gängets gängs gängens
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Finnish: jengi
See also
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References 1

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Swedish gänger, from Old Norse gengr, from Proto-Germanic *gangiz. Compare Icelandic gengr, Norwegian Nynorsk gjeng and Danish gæng.

Adjective

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gäng (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) viable, valid, which works

References 2

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