Swedish noun

en belägring

siege

Meaning

siege

Forms

Forms of belägring
Singular, indefiniteen belägring
Singular, definitebelägringen
Plural, indefinitebelägringar
Plural, definitebelägringarna

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

Practise belägring

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Is it en belägring or ett belägring?

belägring in a sentence

  • vara under belägring
    be under siege
  • bryta belägringen
    break the siege

Questions

What does belägring mean in English?

belägring means “siege”.

Is it en belägring or ett belägring?

It is en belägring, and “the siege” is belägringen.

What is the plural of belägring?

The plural of belägring is belägringar, and the definite plural is belägringarna.

Origin

belägra + -ing.

Nearby common words

belägring is number 8,075 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,071begagnad secondhand, used, pre-owned, secondhand
  • 8,072bröstkorg rib cage, chest (corresponding part of the body)
  • 8,073neurologisk neurological
  • 8,074tjänstgöring service, internship
  • 8,076hängning hanging (of a person, to kill them, or to commit suicide), a hanging (as a (public) event)
  • 8,078närsomhelst alternative spelling of när som helst
  • 8,079baksmälla hangover (caused by heavy drinking, or figuratively)
  • 8,080legosoldat mercenary
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