Swedish noun

en avsaknad

loss, regret, want

Meaning

loss; regret; want

In Swedish: brist

Forms

Forms of avsaknad
Singular, indefinite	en avsaknad
Singular, definite	avsaknaden

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

Practise avsaknad

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Is it en avsaknad or ett avsaknad?

avsaknad in a sentence

trots avsaknaden av politiskt inflytande arbetar han vidare
although he has no political influence, he continues his work

Expressions

i avsaknad av
(be) without

Questions

What does avsaknad mean in English?

avsaknad means “loss, regret”.

Is it en avsaknad or ett avsaknad?

It is en avsaknad, and “the loss” is avsaknaden.

Origin

From Old Swedish afsaknadher, from Old Norse afsakni.

Nearby common words

avsaknad is number 8,671 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,667pysa hiss, go
8,668torterad tortured
8,669tjockare thicker
8,670alf alternative spelling of alv (“elf”)
8,672direktiv directive, instruction
8,673forum forum
8,674kaotisk chaotic
8,675slemmig slimy, viscous

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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