Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en avrättning

execution (event or act of putting someone who can not reasonably defend themselves to death (as punishment))

Meaning

execution (event or act of putting someone who can not reasonably defend themselves to death (as punishment))

Forms

Forms of avrättning
Singular, indefiniteen avrättning
Singular, definiteavrättningen
Plural, indefiniteavrättningar
Plural, definiteavrättningarna

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

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avrättning in a sentence

  • en offentlig avrättning
    a public execution

Questions

What does avrättning mean in English?

avrättning means “execution (event or act of putting someone who can not reasonably defend themselves to death (as punishment))”.

Is it en avrättning or ett avrättning?

It is en avrättning, and “the execution” is avrättningen.

What is the plural of avrättning?

The plural of avrättning is avrättningar, and the definite plural is avrättningarna.

Origin

From avrätta + -ning.

Nearby common words

avrättning is number 4,059 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. Browse the dictionary