Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en obduktion

postmortem, autopsy

Meaning

postmortem; autopsy

In Swedish: läkarundersökning av en död kropp för att bestämma dödsorsaken

Forms

Forms of obduktion
Singular, indefiniteen obduktion
Singular, definiteobduktionen
Plural, indefiniteobduktioner
Plural, definiteobduktionerna

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

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Questions

What does obduktion mean in English?

obduktion means “postmortem, autopsy”.

Is it en obduktion or ett obduktion?

It is en obduktion, and “the postmortem” is obduktionen.

What is the plural of obduktion?

The plural of obduktion is obduktioner, and the definite plural is obduktionerna.

Nearby common words

obduktion is number 3,646 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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