en undergång
Meaning
ruin; fall; pedestrian subway
In Swedish: olyckligt och dramatiskt slut, fall, förstörelse
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en undergång |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | undergången |
| Plural, indefinite | undergångar |
| Plural, definite | undergångarna |
undergång is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor undergång, den stora undergången. Check another noun
Practise undergång
1 / 2Is it en undergång or ett undergång?
undergång in a sentence
- världens undergångthe end of the world
- mänsklighetens undergångthe end of humanity
- en känsla av (nära) förestående undergånga feeling of impending doom
- Bara Nisse kan rädda oss från undergångOnly Nisse can save us from destruction
- romarrikets undergångthe fall of the Roman Empire ("romarrikets fall" appears to be more common – "undergång" sounds a bit more dramatic)
Questions
What does undergång mean in English?
undergång means “ruin, fall”.
Is it en undergång or ett undergång?
It is en undergång, and “the ruin” is undergången.
What is the plural of undergång?
The plural of undergång is undergångar, and the definite plural is undergångarna.
Origin
under + gång, like German Untergang
Nearby common words
undergång is number 4,133 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,129udda odd, unusual
- 4,130kidnappning kidnapping
- 4,131hammare hammer
- 4,132maska go slow, work to rule
- 4,134kol carbon, coal
- 4,135intelligens intelligence
- 4,136avancerad advanced
- 4,137utslag decision, manifestation
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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