orten

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See also: Orten and örten

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

orten (weak, third-person singular present ortet, past tense ortete, past participle geortet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to locate

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • orten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • orten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • orten” in Duden online
  • orten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From clipping of förorten (the suburb) (literally turning it into "the locality").

Proper noun[edit]

orten n (genitive ortens)

  1. (slang) the suburbs, "the hood"
    Synonym: betongen
    Ortens lag gäller här
    The law of the hood applies here

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

orten (not comparable)

  1. (slang) of, like, or associated with orten, "hood"
  2. (slang) embodying orten ideals, "hood"

Usage notes[edit]

Uninflected.

Noun[edit]

orten

  1. definite singular of ort

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