Swedish noun

en skymning

dusk, twilight/ˈɧʏmˌnɪŋ/

Meaning

dusk; twilight

In Swedish: halvmörker (när dagsljuset försvinner)

Forms

Forms of skymning
Singular, indefiniteen skymning
Singular, definiteskymningen
Plural, indefiniteskymningar
Plural, definiteskymningarna

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

Practise skymning

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Is it en skymning or ett skymning?

Questions

What does skymning mean in English?

skymning means “dusk, twilight”.

Is it en skymning or ett skymning?

It is en skymning, and “the dusk” is skymningen.

What is the plural of skymning?

The plural of skymning is skymningar, and the definite plural is skymningarna.

Origin

skymma + -ning

Nearby common words

skymning is number 6,204 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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