öken
Appearance
See also: oken
Swedish
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Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Swedish øþkn, økn, from øþe (“desolate”). See öde for further etymology. Compare Danish ørken.
Noun
[edit]öken c
- desert
- De korsade Saharaöknen.
- They crossed the Sahara desert.
- Det finns många öknar i Australien.
- There are many deserts in Australia.
- Det är en polaröken.
- It's a polar desert.
Usage notes
[edit]Normally with sand, but also broader, like in English.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | öken | ökens |
| definite | öknen | öknens | |
| plural | indefinite | öknar | öknars |
| definite | öknarna | öknarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]öken
References
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- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/¹øːkɛn
- Rhymes:Swedish/¹øːkɛn/2 syllables
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish non-lemma forms
- Swedish noun forms
