Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en abort

abortion

Meaning

abortion

In Swedish: (avsiktligt) avbrytande av havandeskap

Forms

Forms of abort
Singular, indefinite	en abort
Singular, definite	aborten
Plural, indefinite	aborter
Plural, definite	aborterna

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

Practise abort

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Is it en abort or ett abort?

abort in a sentence

göra abort
have an abortion
få abort
have an abortion
illegal abort
illegal abortion
Hon gjorde abort
She had an abortion

Expressions

spontan abort
spontaneous abortion

Questions

What does abort mean in English?

abort means “abortion”.

Is it en abort or ett abort?

It is en abort, and “the abortion” is aborten.

What is the plural of abort?

The plural of abort is aborter, and the definite plural is aborterna.

Nearby common words

abort is number 4,678 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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4,675disk counter, washing-up
4,676isolering isolation, insulation
4,677regera govern, rule
4,679telegram telegram
4,680stryka rub, stroke
4,681kaskadspy to projectile vomit
4,682förståelse comprehension, understanding

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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