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Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en sömn

sleep/sœmn/

Meaning

sleep

In Swedish: sovande

Forms

Forms of sömn
Singular, indefiniteen sömn
Singular, definitesömnen

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

Practise sömn

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Is it en sömn or ett sömn?

sömn in a sentence

  • falla i sömn
    fall asleep
  • gå i sömnen
    walk in one's sleep

Questions

What does sömn mean in English?

sömn means “sleep”.

Is it en sömn or ett sömn?

It is en sömn, and “the sleep” is sömnen.

Origin

From Old Swedish symn, sømn, from Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).

Nearby common words

sömn is number 1,929 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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  • 1,926koppling coupling, connection
  • 1,927närma approach, to move closer (to), to approach
  • 1,928platsa fit in, qualify for a position
  • 1,930öva practice, train
  • 1,931fartyg boat, vessel
  • 1,932humör temper, temperament
  • 1,933tunnel tunnel
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