en oro
Meaning
anxiety, concern
In Swedish: känsla av rädsla för att något obehagligt skall hända
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en oro |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | oron |
| Plural, indefinite | oror |
| Plural, definite | ororna |
oro is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor oro, den stora oron. Check another noun
Practise oro
1 / 2Is it en oro or ett oro?
oro in a sentence
- ingen anledning till orono cause for alarm
- sprida oro bland befolkningenspread alarm among the population
- hysa oro för framtidenworry (feel worried) about the future
Words built with oro
- oroshärd troublespot
- oroväckande alarming
Questions
What does oro mean in English?
oro means “anxiety, concern”.
Is it en oro or ett oro?
It is en oro, and “the anxiety” is oron.
What is the plural of oro?
The plural of oro is oror, and the definite plural is ororna.
Similar words
ängslanängslas
Origin
o- + ro, the negation of ro (“rest, peace”), from Old Swedish.
Nearby common words
oro is number 1,757 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,752spark kick, kick sled
- 1,753press press, strain
- 1,755agera act as, act
- 1,756förändring change
- 1,758okänd unknown
- 1,759varg wolf
- 1,760råtta rat
- 1,761fingeravtryck fingerprints, a fingerprint
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