ett opium
Meaning
opium
In Swedish: ett lugnande och vanebildande läkemedel
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett opium |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | opiet |
opium is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort opium, det stora opiet. Check another noun
Practise opium
1 / 1Is it en opium or ett opium?
opium in a sentence
- Religionen är ett opium för folket.Religion is the opium of the people. (Karl Marx)
Words built with opium
- opiummissbruk opium abuse
Questions
What does opium mean in English?
opium means “opium”.
Is it en opium or ett opium?
It is ett opium, and “the opium” is opiet.
Origin
From Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).
Nearby common words
opium is number 8,119 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,115gudfar godfather
- 8,116oren unclean, unclean, impure, dirty
- 8,117human humane
- 8,118molekyl molecule
- 8,120regent regent
- 8,121solid strong, solid
- 8,122avlyssning wiretap, wiretapping (the act of installing a concealed listening or recording device connected to a communications circuit)
- 8,123varde cairn (heap of stones left as a marker)
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