Swedish noun

en spaning

spying, scouting, prediction, forecast, trendspotting

Meaning

spying, scouting; prediction, forecast; trendspotting

Forms

Forms of spaning
Singular, indefiniteen spaning
Singular, definitespaningen
Plural, indefinitespaningar
Plural, definitespaningarna

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

Practise spaning

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Is it en spaning or ett spaning?

Questions

What does spaning mean in English?

spaning means “spying, scouting, prediction, forecast”.

Is it en spaning or ett spaning?

It is en spaning, and “the spying” is spaningen.

What is the plural of spaning?

The plural of spaning is spaningar, and the definite plural is spaningarna.

Origin

spana + -ing

Nearby common words

spaning is number 7,631 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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