ovän

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ōvin or from o- (un-) +‎ vän (friend).

Noun

ovän c

  1. someone you are on bad terms with, an enemy
    Synonym: (stronger) fiende (an enemy)
    De är ovänner
    They're on bad terms

Declension

Declension of ovän 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ovän ovännen ovänner ovännerna
Genitive oväns ovännens ovänners ovännernas

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