en bön
Meaning
appeal; worship; prayer; request; plea
In Swedish: begäran, önskan; anropande av Gud, tillbedjan
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bön |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | bönen |
| Plural, indefinite | böner |
| Plural, definite | bönerna |
bön is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bön, den stora bönen. Check another noun
Practise bön
1 / 2Is it en bön or ett bön?
bön in a sentence
- prästen var försänkt i bönthe priest was deep in prayer
Words built with bön
- bönhörelse granting of a request (prayer)
- aftonbön evening prayers
Questions
What does bön mean in English?
bön means “appeal, worship”.
Is it en bön or ett bön?
It is en bön, and “the appeal” is bönen.
What is the plural of bön?
The plural of bön is böner, and the definite plural is bönerna.
Origin
From Old Swedish bø̄n, from Old Norse bǿn, bœn, bón (whence English boon), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, to say”).
Nearby common words
bön is number 2,515 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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