Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en ensamhet

loneliness, solitude/ˈɛnsamˌheːt/

Meaning

loneliness, solitude

In Swedish: avskildhet, isolering

Forms

Forms of ensamhet
Singular, indefiniteen ensamhet
Singular, definiteensamheten

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

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Questions

What does ensamhet mean in English?

ensamhet means “loneliness, solitude”.

Is it en ensamhet or ett ensamhet?

It is en ensamhet, and “the loneliness” is ensamheten.

Origin

ensam (“alone, lonely”) + -het

Nearby common words

ensamhet is number 4,339 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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