öken

See also: oken

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish øþkn, økn, from øþe, from Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz (“void, empty”). Cognate with Danish ørken.

Pronunciation

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Noun

öken c

1. a desert, a wasteland
2. (deprecated template usage) definite plural of ök

Declension

Declension of öken
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	öken	öknen	öknar	öknarna
Genitive	ökens	öknens	öknars	öknarnas

References

• öken in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).