ödemark

See also: ødemark

Swedish

Etymology

öde (“desolate”) +‎ mark (“land”)

Noun

ödemark c

1. desolate wilderness, wasteland

Usage notes

Not necessarily barren. More about being uninhabited, often when emphasizing a desolate feeling.

Declension

Declension of ödemark
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ödemark	ödemarken	ödemarker	ödemarkerna
Genitive	ödemarks	ödemarkens	ödemarkers	ödemarkernas

See also

• vildmark (“wilderness”)

References

• ödemark in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ödemark in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)