Swedish noun

en bedövning

anaesthesia, anesthesia (US), unconsciousness

Meaning

anaesthesia; anesthesia (US); unconsciousness

In Swedish: smärtlindring, narkos

Forms

Forms of bedövning
Singular, indefiniteen bedövning
Singular, definitebedövningen
Plural, indefinitebedövningar
Plural, definitebedövningarna

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

Practise bedövning

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Is it en bedövning or ett bedövning?

Words built with bedövning

  • bedövningsmedel anaesthetic

Questions

What does bedövning mean in English?

bedövning means “anaesthesia, anesthesia (US)”.

Is it en bedövning or ett bedövning?

It is en bedövning, and “the anaesthesia” is bedövningen.

What is the plural of bedövning?

The plural of bedövning is bedövningar, and the definite plural is bedövningarna.

Origin

From bedöva (“anesthetize”) + -ning (“-ing”).

Nearby common words

bedövning is number 8,422 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