orten

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See also: Orten and örten

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

orten (weak, third-person singular present ortet, past tense ortete, past participle geortet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to locate

Conjugation

Further reading

  • orten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • orten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • orten” in Duden online
  • orten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Swedish

Etymology 1

Noun

orten

  1. definite singular of ort

Etymology 2

From clipping of förorten (the suburb) (literally turning it into "the locality").

Proper noun

orten n (genitive ortens)

  1. (slang) the suburbs, "the hood"
    Synonym: betongen
    Ortens lag gäller här
    The law of the hood applies here
Derived terms

Adjective

orten (not comparable)

  1. (slang) of, like, or associated with orten, "hood"
  2. (slang) embodying orten ideals, "hood"
Usage notes

Uninflected.

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