ett våld
Meaning
violence
In Swedish: användning av fysisk styrka eller annat övertag för att skada någon el. driva igenom sin vilja
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett våld |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | våldet |
våld is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort våld, det stora våldet. Check another noun
Practise våld
1 / 1Is it en våld or ett våld?
våld in a sentence
- det politiska våldetpolitical violence
- föra bort någon med våldabduct sby by force
- bruka vålduse violence
- ta makten med våldtake power by force
Expressions
- ha någon i sitt våldhave sby in one's power
Words built with våld
- våldsbrott violent crime
- övervåld outrage
Questions
What does våld mean in English?
våld means “violence”.
Is it en våld or ett våld?
It is ett våld, and “the violence” is våldet.
Origin
From Old Swedish vald, from Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.
Nearby common words
våld is number 1,584 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

