Swedish noun

ett oväder

storm

Meaning

storm

In Swedish: dåligt väder, åskväder, storm

Forms

Forms of oväder
Singular, indefinite	ett oväder
Singular, definite	ovädret
Plural, indefinite	oväder
Plural, definite	ovädren

oväder is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort oväder, det stora ovädret. Check another noun

Practise oväder

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Is it en oväder or ett oväder?

oväder in a sentence

ett kraftigt oväder
a severe storm
regnoväder
rainstorm
snöoväder
snowstorm

Questions

What does oväder mean in English?

oväder means “storm”.

Is it en oväder or ett oväder?

It is ett oväder, and “the storm” is ovädret.

What is the plural of oväder?

oväder doesn't change in the plural: ett oväder, två oväder (definite: ovädren).

Similar words

ruskväder

Origin

From Old Norse úveðr, óveðr, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą.

Nearby common words

oväder is number 5,653 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,649baseball alternative form of baseboll
5,650väster the west
5,651anspråk pretension, requirement
5,652kossa (moo-)cow
5,654prototyp prototype
5,655krypskytt sniper, sniper (in the sense of shooting from a concealed position)
5,656exploderad exploded
5,657fullmåne full moon

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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