en öken
Meaning
desert; waste
In Swedish: landområde med mycket torrt klimat och mycket lite växtlighet
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en öken |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | öknen |
| Plural, indefinite | öknar |
| Plural, definite | öknarna |
öken is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor öken, den stora öknen. Check another noun
Practise öken
1 / 2Is it en öken or ett öken?
öken in a sentence
- 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.
Words built with öken
- sandöken sand desert
Questions
What does öken mean in English?
öken means “desert, waste”.
Is it en öken or ett öken?
It is en öken, and “the desert” is öknen.
What is the plural of öken?
The plural of öken is öknar, and the definite plural is öknarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish øþkn, økn, from øþe (“desolate”).
Nearby common words
öken is number 2,131 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