Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en uppfinning

invention

Meaning

invention

In Swedish: något som uppfunnits

Forms

Forms of uppfinning
Singular, indefiniteen uppfinning
Singular, definiteuppfinningen
Plural, indefiniteuppfinningar
Plural, definiteuppfinningarna

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

Practise uppfinning

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Is it en uppfinning or ett uppfinning?

uppfinning in a sentence

  • en ny uppfinning
    a new invention

Words built with uppfinning

  • uppfinningsrik inventive, ingenious

Questions

What does uppfinning mean in English?

uppfinning means “invention”.

Is it en uppfinning or ett uppfinning?

It is en uppfinning, and “the invention” is uppfinningen.

What is the plural of uppfinning?

The plural of uppfinning is uppfinningar, and the definite plural is uppfinningarna.

Origin

uppfinna + -ning

Nearby common words

uppfinning is number 4,823 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,819öst towards the east, eastward
  • 4,820profet prophet
  • 4,821grönsak a vegetable, a vegetable (severely physically or mentally impaired person (unable to take care of themselves, with a dull-seeming existence))
  • 4,822ragga pick up, chase (girls)
  • 4,824påkörd run over
  • 4,825potentiell potential
  • 4,826illegal illegal
  • 4,827part party
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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