en ö
Meaning
island
In Swedish: landområde med vatten runt omkring
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en ö |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ön |
| Plural, indefinite | öar |
| Plural, definite | öarna |
ö is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ö, den stora ön. Check another noun
Practise ö
1 / 2Is it en ö or ett ö?
ö in a sentence
- en öde öa desert island
- Gotland är den största ön i Östersjön.Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea.
- gå i land på en ögo ashore on an island
Words built with ö
- öbo islander
- halvö peninsula
Questions
What does ö mean in English?
ö means “island”.
Is it en ö or ett ö?
It is en ö, and “the island” is ön.
What is the plural of ö?
The plural of ö is öar, and the definite plural is öarna.
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish ø, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).
Nearby common words
ö is number 1,122 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary