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Swedish noun

en hängning

hanging (of a person, to kill them, or to commit suicide), a hanging (as a (public) event), hanging (arrangment of paintings or the like, at an art exhibit or the like), hanging (something, more generally)

Meaning

hanging (of a person, to kill them, or to commit suicide); a hanging (as a (public) event); hanging (arrangment of paintings or the like, at an art exhibit or the like); hanging (something, more generally)

Forms

Forms of hängning
Singular, indefiniteen hängning
Singular, definitehängningen
Plural, indefinitehängningar
Plural, definitehängningarna

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

Practise hängning

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Is it en hängning or ett hängning?

Questions

What does hängning mean in English?

hängning means “hanging (of a person, to kill them, or to commit suicide), a hanging (as a (public) event)”.

Is it en hängning or ett hängning?

It is en hängning, and “the hanging” is hängningen.

What is the plural of hängning?

The plural of hängning is hängningar, and the definite plural is hängningarna.

Origin

hänga (“hang”) + -ning (“-ing”)

Nearby common words

hängning is number 8,076 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 8,072bröstkorg rib cage, chest (corresponding part of the body)
  • 8,073neurologisk neurological
  • 8,074tjänstgöring service, internship
  • 8,075belägring siege
  • 8,078närsomhelst alternative spelling of när som helst
  • 8,079baksmälla hangover (caused by heavy drinking, or figuratively)
  • 8,080legosoldat mercenary
  • 8,081mula mule, mule (a generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)
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