Swedish noun

en kvävning

suffocation

Meaning

suffocation

Forms

Forms of kvävning
Singular, indefiniteen kvävning
Singular, definitekvävningen
Plural, indefinitekvävningar
Plural, definitekvävningarna

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

Practise kvävning

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Is it en kvävning or ett kvävning?

Questions

What does kvävning mean in English?

kvävning means “suffocation”.

Is it en kvävning or ett kvävning?

It is en kvävning, and “the suffocation” is kvävningen.

What is the plural of kvävning?

The plural of kvävning is kvävningar, and the definite plural is kvävningarna.

Origin

From kväva + -ning.

Nearby common words

kvävning is number 9,929 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 9,925transvestit transvestite
  • 9,926variation variation
  • 9,927skolkamrat schoolmate
  • 9,928byggare builder
  • 9,930tour a tour (chiefly in individual ball games)
  • 9,932leverne a way of living one's life, alternative form of leve
  • 9,933bombare bomber (military aircraft designed to carry bombs)
  • 9,934stadsdel a neighborhood, a district or part of a city, (Australia, New Zealand) a suburb
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