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.
  • Often considered more negative than väsen, which can have either neutral or negative connotations. In other words, if a festival causes oväsen, it is considered disturbing, whereas causing väsen could either be disturbing or merely noticeable.

Declension

Declension of oväsen
nominative genitive
singular indefinite oväsen oväsens
definite oväsendet oväsendets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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