öppning
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Swedish
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Noun
[edit]öppning c
- opening (act of opening or an opening in something, general sense similar to English)
- opening (first few moves in a game of chess)
- (euphemistic) a movement, a defecation
- Synonyms: defekation, tarmtömmning
- 1880 December 11, C. J. Ellefsen, “Ett fall af tarmocklusion botadt med stora doser af Belladonna.”, in Eira, page 735:
- Vid min ankomst erfor jag att mannen, som var 48 år gammal och hittills alltid hafvit god helsa, icke haft öppning på 7 dygn och de sista två dagarne hafvit fekala kräkningar.
- Upon my arrival, I learned that the man, who was 48 years old and had hitherto always enjoyed good health, had not had a movement for 7 days and had experienced fecal vomiting over the past two days.
Declension
[edit]Declension of öppning
Derived terms
[edit]- dörröppning (“doorway”)
Further reading
[edit]- öppning in Svensk ordbok.