Swedish noun

en kollaps

collapse

Meaning

collapse

In Swedish: (plötsligt) sammanbrott

Forms

Forms of kollaps
Singular, indefiniteen kollaps
Singular, definitekollapsen
Plural, indefinitekollapser
Plural, definitekollapserna

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

Practise kollaps

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Is it en kollaps or ett kollaps?

Questions

What does kollaps mean in English?

kollaps means “collapse”.

Is it en kollaps or ett kollaps?

It is en kollaps, and “the collapse” is kollapsen.

What is the plural of kollaps?

The plural of kollaps is kollapser, and the definite plural is kollapserna.

Similar words

sammanbrott

Origin

From Latin collāpsus.

Nearby common words

kollaps is number 9,320 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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