Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett uppror

revolt

Meaning

revolt

In Swedish: angrepp mot statsmakten från medborgare i ett land, revolt

Forms

Forms of uppror
Singular, indefinite	ett uppror
Singular, definite	upproret
Plural, indefinite	uppror
Plural, definite	upproren

uppror is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort uppror, det stora upproret. Check another noun

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Is it en uppror or ett uppror?

uppror in a sentence

De gjorde uppror
They rebelled

Words built with uppror

upprorsmakare instigator of rebellion

Questions

What does uppror mean in English?

uppror means “revolt”.

Is it en uppror or ett uppror?

It is ett uppror, and “the revolt” is upproret.

What is the plural of uppror?

uppror doesn't change in the plural: ett uppror, två uppror (definite: upproren).

Similar words

revolt

Origin

Derived from Middle Low German uprōr.

Nearby common words

uppror is number 3,292 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,288brydd perplexed
3,289utsökt exquisite
3,290stackare wretch, poor creature
3,291von of; only used in surnames of nobility
3,293fläck spot
3,294därborta over there
3,295försörja provide for, support
3,296stöt stab, prod

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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