Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en gissning

guess, presumption, suspicion

Meaning

guess; presumption; suspicion

In Swedish: antagande, misstanke, aning

Forms

Forms of gissning
Singular, indefiniteen gissning
Singular, definitegissningen
Plural, indefinitegissningar
Plural, definitegissningarna

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

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Questions

What does gissning mean in English?

gissning means “guess, presumption”.

Is it en gissning or ett gissning?

It is en gissning, and “the guess” is gissningen.

What is the plural of gissning?

The plural of gissning is gissningar, and the definite plural is gissningarna.

Similar words

uppskattning

Origin

From gissa + -ning.

Nearby common words

gissning is number 3,872 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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