Swedish noun

en väckarklocka

an alarm clock, a wake-up call

Meaning

an alarm clock; a wake-up call

Forms

Forms of väckarklocka
Singular, indefiniteen väckarklocka
Singular, definiteväckarklockan
Plural, indefiniteväckarklockor
Plural, definiteväckarklockorna

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

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Is it en väckarklocka or ett väckarklocka?

väckarklocka in a sentence

  • Brottsvågen är en väckarklocka
    The crime wave is a wake-up call

Questions

What does väckarklocka mean in English?

väckarklocka means “an alarm clock, a wake-up call”.

Is it en väckarklocka or ett väckarklocka?

It is en väckarklocka, and “the an alarm clock” is väckarklockan.

What is the plural of väckarklocka?

The plural of väckarklocka is väckarklockor, and the definite plural is väckarklockorna.

Origin

väcka (“wake (someone) up”) + -are (“-er”) + klocka (“clock”)

Nearby common words

väckarklocka is number 9,908 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary