Swedish noun

en omvärld

the world around one

Meaning

the world around one

In Swedish: världen omkring en; omgivning

Forms

Forms of omvärld
Singular, indefiniteen omvärld
Singular, definiteomvärlden
Plural, indefiniteomvärldar
Plural, definiteomvärldarna

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

Practise omvärld

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omvärld in a sentence

  • isolera sig från omvärlden
    isolate oneself from the (surrounding) world
  • Sverige och omvärlden
    Sweden and abroad
  • Landet har tagit emot mycket kritik från omvärlden
    The country has received much criticism from other countries
  • att förstå sin omvärld
    to understand the world around oneself
  • Kultmedlemmarna var avskurna från omvärlden
    The cult members were cut off from the outside world
  • Han brydde sig inte om hur han uppfattades av omvärlden
    He didn't care how he was perceived by others

Questions

What does omvärld mean in English?

omvärld means “the world around one”.

Is it en omvärld or ett omvärld?

It is en omvärld, and “the the world around one” is omvärlden.

What is the plural of omvärld?

The plural of omvärld is omvärldar, and the definite plural is omvärldarna.

Origin

Borrowed from Danish omverden, from German Umwelt.

Nearby common words

omvärld is number 7,276 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,272märkvärdig curious, quaint, strange
  • 7,273åtagande undertaking, obligation
  • 7,274toppa top
  • 7,275sysselsatt occupied (with something), employed
  • 7,277ovän enemy
  • 7,278svärmor a mother-in-law; the mother of someone's spouse
  • 7,279militärt militaristic, militarily (in a manner relating to the military)
  • 7,280indiska a woman from India
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary