Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en evighet

eternity

Meaning

eternity

In Swedish: oändlighet, mycket lång tid

Forms

Forms of evighet
Singular, indefiniteen evighet
Singular, definiteevigheten
Plural, indefiniteevigheter
Plural, definiteevigheterna

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

Practise evighet

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Is it en evighet or ett evighet?

evighet in a sentence

  • han kan hålla på i evigheter
    he can go on for ever
  • Det kommer ta en evighet
    It will take forever [hyperbolic, idiomatic]

Words built with evighet

  • evighetsmaskin perpetual motion machine

Questions

What does evighet mean in English?

evighet means “eternity”.

Is it en evighet or ett evighet?

It is en evighet, and “the eternity” is evigheten.

What is the plural of evighet?

The plural of evighet is evigheter, and the definite plural is evigheterna.

Similar words

oändlighet

Origin

From Old Swedish ävighet, equivalent to evig + -het

Nearby common words

evighet is number 1,976 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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