befolkning
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Danish
Noun
befolkning c (singular definite befolkningen, plural indefinite befolkninger)
- population (people living within a political or geographical boundary)
Declension
Declension of befolkning
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | befolkning | befolkningen | befolkninger | befolkningerne |
| genitive | befolknings | befolkningens | befolkningers | befolkningernes |
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
befolkning f or m (definite singular befolkninga or befolkningen, indefinite plural befolkninger, definite plural befolkningene)
Derived terms
References
- “befolkning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Norwegian Bokmål.
Noun
befolkning f (definite singular befolkninga, indefinite plural befolkningar, definite plural befolkningane)
Derived terms
References
- “befolkning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
befolkning c
- population (the people living within a political or geographical boundary)
- 43% av Sveriges befolkning gillar den nya såsen
- 43% of the population of Sweden likes the new sauce
- Sveriges befolkning uppgår till omkring tio miljoner personer
- The population of Sweden is around ten million people ("befolkning/folkmängd uppgår till X" is a common collocation)
Declension
| Declension of befolkning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | befolkning | befolkningen | befolkningar | befolkningarna |
| Genitive | befolknings | befolkningens | befolkningars | befolkningarnas |