orten

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See also: Orten and örten

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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orten (weak, third-person singular present ortet, past tense ortete, past participle geortet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to locate

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • orten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • orten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • orten” in Duden online
  • orten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish

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Etymology

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From clipping of förorten (the suburb) (literally turning it into "the locality").

Proper noun

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orten n (genitive ortens)

  1. (slang) the suburbs, "the hood"
    Synonym: betongen
    Ortens lag gäller här
    The law of the hood applies here

Derived terms

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Adjective

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orten (not comparable)

  1. (slang) of, like, or associated with orten, "hood"
  2. (slang) embodying orten ideals, "hood"

Usage notes

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Uninflected.

Noun

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orten

  1. definite singular of ort

References

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Anagrams

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