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öken

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See also: oken

Swedish

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en ökenkaravan [a desert caravan]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈøːkɛn/
  • Audio (Gotland); en öken:(file)
  • Rhymes: -¹øːkɛn

Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish øþkn, økn, from øþe (desolate). See öde for further etymology. Compare Danish ørken.

Noun

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öken c

  1. 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
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Normally with sand, but also broader, like in English.

Declension
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Declension of öken
nominative genitive
singular indefinite öken ökens
definite öknen öknens
plural indefinite öknar öknars
definite öknarna öknarnas
Derived terms
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See also
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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öken

  1. definite plural of ök

References

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  • öken”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • öken in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)