Swedish noun

en önskning

wish, desire

Meaning

wish; desire

In Swedish: önskan

Forms

Forms of önskning
Singular, indefiniteen önskning
Singular, definiteönskningen
Plural, indefiniteönskningar
Plural, definiteönskningarna

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

Practise önskning

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Is it en önskning or ett önskning?

önskning in a sentence

  • Du får tre önskningar för att du räddade mig ur flaskan. Vad är din första önskning?
    You get three wishes for saving me from ("out of") the bottle. What is your first wish?

Questions

What does önskning mean in English?

önskning means “wish, desire”.

Is it en önskning or ett önskning?

It is en önskning, and “the wish” is önskningen.

What is the plural of önskning?

The plural of önskning is önskningar, and the definite plural is önskningarna.

Similar words

önskemål

Origin

önska + -ning

Nearby common words

önskning is number 9,521 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 9,517skakig Shaky
  • 9,518rollfigur character, role model
  • 9,519hinka to bucket (draw (liquid) with a bucket or pail), to drink (something) in large amounts
  • 9,520dykning diving (with diving gear), a dive (with diving gear)
  • 9,522opp up, an opp (opponent, enemy, especially among criminal gangs)
  • 9,523erbjuden offer
  • 9,524undergången armagedon
  • 9,525blodpropp a blood clot
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary