Swedish noun

en tomhet

emptiness

Meaning

emptiness

Forms

Forms of tomhet
Singular, indefiniteen tomhet
Singular, definitetomheten
Plural, indefinitetomheter
Plural, definitetomheterna

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

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Is it en tomhet or ett tomhet?

Questions

What does tomhet mean in English?

tomhet means “emptiness”.

Is it en tomhet or ett tomhet?

It is en tomhet, and “the emptiness” is tomheten.

What is the plural of tomhet?

The plural of tomhet is tomheter, and the definite plural is tomheterna.

Origin

From tom + -het.

Nearby common words

tomhet is number 8,465 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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