förorening

Swedish

Etymology

förorena (“pollute, contaminate, taint”) +‎ -ing (“-ing”)

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Noun

förorening c

  1. pollution, contamination, tainting
    Synonym: förorenande
  2. (the contents of) a single instance of the above, e.g. (the contents of) an oil spoil or (the pathogen contained in) a food contamination
  3. (technical, in some fields) an additive

Usage notes

Also more generally similar to English pollution in compounds like ljusförorening (“light pollution”).

Declension
Declension of förorening 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative förorening föroreningen föroreningar föroreningarna
Genitive förorenings föroreningens föroreningars föroreningarnas

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