omlopp

Swedish

Etymology

From om (“around”) +‎ lopp (“course”).

Noun

omlopp n

(chiefly in compounds) orbit, circulation
Rymdfarkosten är nu i omlopp kring Jupiter
The spacecraft is now in orbit around Jupiter

Planeten är synlig i den här delen av dess omlopp
The planet is visible during this part of its orbit
circulation (wide diffusion)
Det är mycket knark i omlopp
There's a lot of drugs in circulation

falska sedlar i omlopp
false bills in circulation

Declension

Declension of omlopp
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	omlopp	omloppet	omlopp	omloppen
Genitive	omlopps	omloppets	omlopps	omloppens

Derived terms

blodomlopp (“bloodstream”)
omloppsbana (“orbit”)

See also

kretsa (“revolve”)
kretslopp (“cycle, loop”)

References

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