Swedish noun

en ökning

increase

Meaning

increase

In Swedish: tillväxt, höjning

Forms

Forms of ökning
Singular, indefiniteen ökning
Singular, definiteökningen
Plural, indefiniteökningar
Plural, definiteökningarna

ökning is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ökning, den stora ökningen. Check another noun

Practise ökning

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Is it en ökning or ett ökning?

ökning in a sentence

  • en ökning av antalet resenärer
    an increase in the number of travellers

Words built with ökning

  • standardökning standard increase
  • folkökning population increase (growth)

Questions

What does ökning mean in English?

ökning means “increase”.

Is it en ökning or ett ökning?

It is en ökning, and “the increase” is ökningen.

What is the plural of ökning?

The plural of ökning is ökningar, and the definite plural is ökningarna.

Similar words

stigningaccelerationhöjatillväxt

Origin

öka + -ning

Nearby common words

ökning is number 8,136 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,132konkurrera compete
  • 8,133lagd endowed, inclined
  • 8,134filter a filter (similar senses to English)
  • 8,135trans trance
  • 8,137avatar an avatar, an avatar (representing a user on an internet forum, a player in a video game, or the like)
  • 8,138självkänsla self-esteem
  • 8,139strök cancelled, cut out
  • 8,140fäll pelt, skin, hide
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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