ödemark

See also: ødemark

Swedish

Etymology

öde (“desolate”) +‎ mark (“land”)

Noun

ödemark c

1. desolate wilderness, wasteland

Usage notes

Not necessarily barren. More about being uninhabited, often when emphasizing a desolate feeling.

Declension

Declension of ödemark

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ödemark	ödemarks
	definite	ödemarken	ödemarkens
plural	indefinite	ödemarker	ödemarkers
	definite	ödemarkerna	ödemarkernas

See also

• vildmark (“wilderness”)

References

• ödemark in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ödemark in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)