öppning

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

öppning c

1. opening (act of opening or an opening in something, general sense similar to English)
2. opening (first few moves in a game of chess)
3. (euphemistic) a movement, a defecation

   Synonyms: defekation, tarmtömmning

   • 1880 December 11, C. J. Ellefsen, “Ett fall af tarmocklusion botadt med stora doser af Belladonna. [A case of bowel obstruction cured with large doses of Belladonna.]”, in Eira, page 735:

     Vid min ankomst erfor jag att mannen, som var 48 år gammal och hittills alltid hafvit god helsa, icke haft öppning på 7 dygn och de sista två dagarne hafvit fekala kräkningar.

     Upon my arrival, I learned that the man, who was 48 years old and had hitherto always enjoyed good health, had not had a movement for 7 days and had experienced fecal vomiting over the past two days.

Declension

Declension of öppning
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	öppning	öppningen	öppningar	öppningarna
Genitive	öppnings	öppningens	öppningars	öppningarnas

Derived terms

• dörröppning (“doorway”)

Further reading

• öppning in Svensk ordbok.