oväsen

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Unwesen. Cognate of Danish uvæsen, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk uvesen.

Noun[edit]

oväsen n

  1. unpleasant and usually loud noise; din, racket
    Synonym: oljud
    Nu får ni sluta föra oväsen!
    Now you'll have to stop making noise!

Usage notes[edit]

Often used with föra. Att föra oväsen means to make (unpleasant) noise.

Declension[edit]

Declension of oväsen 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative oväsen oväsendet
Genitive oväsens oväsendets

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