Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett världskrig

a world war (a war involving the major nations of the world), the Great War

Meaning

a world war (a war involving the major nations of the world), the Great War

Forms

Forms of världskrig
Singular, indefiniteett världskrig
Singular, definitevärldskriget
Plural, indefinitevärldskrig
Plural, definitevärldskrigen

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

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Is it en världskrig or ett världskrig?

världskrig in a sentence

  • Det var med underliga känslor man den 22 april 1917 mindes att det var tusen dagar sedan världskriget börjat.
    It was with strange feelings that one, on April 22, 1917, remembered that a thousand days had passed since the Great War had begun.

Questions

What does världskrig mean in English?

världskrig means “a world war (a war involving the major nations of the world), the Great War”.

Is it en världskrig or ett världskrig?

It is ett världskrig, and “the a world war” is världskriget.

What is the plural of världskrig?

världskrig doesn't change in the plural: ett världskrig, två världskrig (definite: världskrigen).

Origin

From värld + -s- + krig.

Nearby common words

världskrig is number 4,754 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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