gäng
Swedish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from English gang. Compare Norwegian Bokmål gjeng, Norwegian Nynorsk gjeng and Danish gæng.
Noun
editgäng n
- a gang
- ett kriminellt gäng
- a criminal gang
- a group, a bunch
- Vi är ett gäng killar som brukar gå dit
- We're a group of guys who often go there
- (colloquial) a bunch (of items)
Declension
editDeclension of gäng
Derived terms
edit- fotbollsgäng
- gängkrig
- gängkriminalitet
- gängkriminell
- gängledare
- gängmentalitet
- gängmord
- gängvåld
- hejargäng
- innegäng
- kamratgäng
- knarkargäng
- motorcykelgäng
- sportgäng
- ungdomsgäng
Descendants
edit- → Finnish: jengi
See also
editReferences 1
edit- gäng in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gäng in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gäng in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Etymology 2
editInherited from Old Swedish gänger, from Old Norse gengr, from Proto-Germanic *gangiz. Compare Icelandic gengr, Norwegian Nynorsk gjeng and Danish gæng.
Adjective
editgäng (not comparable)
References 2
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