Swedish noun

en terräng

ground, terrain

Meaning

ground; terrain

In Swedish: (obanad) mark (i motsats till vägar etc)

Forms

Forms of terräng
Singular, indefinite	en terräng
Singular, definite	terrängen
Plural, indefinite	terränger
Plural, definite	terrängerna

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

Practise terräng

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Is it en terräng or ett terräng?

Expressions

vinna terräng
gain ground
förlora terräng
lose ground

Words built with terräng

terränglopp cross-country race
skogsterräng forest terrain

Questions

What does terräng mean in English?

terräng means “ground, terrain”.

Is it en terräng or ett terräng?

It is en terräng, and “the ground” is terrängen.

What is the plural of terräng?

The plural of terräng is terränger, and the definite plural is terrängerna.

Origin

Borrowed from French terrain, from Latin terrēnum, from terrēnus, from terra.

Nearby common words

terräng is number 6,470 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,466mystiskt mysteriously
6,467kaliber calibre
6,468kloak sewer
6,469tackla tackle
6,471nyfödd new-born
6,472fjant fusspot, ingratiating fool
6,473darren only used in få stora darren
6,474nypa pinch

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary