Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en galenskap

madness

Meaning

madness

Forms

Forms of galenskap
Singular, indefiniteen galenskap
Singular, definitegalenskapen
Plural, indefinitegalenskaper
Plural, definitegalenskaperna

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

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Questions

What does galenskap mean in English?

galenskap means “madness”.

Is it en galenskap or ett galenskap?

It is en galenskap, and “the madness” is galenskapen.

What is the plural of galenskap?

The plural of galenskap is galenskaper, and the definite plural is galenskaperna.

Origin

From galen + -skap.

Nearby common words

galenskap is number 3,472 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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