oväsen

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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

References
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