oväsen
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Unwesen. Cognate of Danish uvæsen, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk uvesen.
Noun
[edit]oväsen n
- 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.
- 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
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | oväsen | oväsens |
| definite | oväsendet | oväsendets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |