Swedish noun

en omkrets

circumference

Meaning

circumference

In Swedish: längden av en sluten kurva

Forms

Forms of omkrets
Singular, indefiniteen omkrets
Singular, definiteomkretsen
Plural, indefiniteomkretsar
Plural, definiteomkretsarna

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

Practise omkrets

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Is it en omkrets or ett omkrets?

omkrets in a sentence

  • det gick inte att få ett rum på flera mils omkrets
    there was not a room available for several kilometers around

Questions

What does omkrets mean in English?

omkrets means “circumference”.

Is it en omkrets or ett omkrets?

It is en omkrets, and “the circumference” is omkretsen.

What is the plural of omkrets?

The plural of omkrets is omkretsar, and the definite plural is omkretsarna.

Origin

om + krets

Nearby common words

omkrets is number 9,977 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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