undergång
See also: undergang
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
under + gång, like German Untergang
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
undergång c
- the end (usually of something larger, more complex, and more abstract, through being destroyed or the like); destruction, doom, ruin, etc., (of a society or the like) downfall
- världens undergång
- the end of the world
- mänsklighetens undergång
- the end of humanity
- en känsla av (nära) förestående undergång
- a feeling of impending doom
- Bara Nisse kan rädda oss från undergång
- Only Nisse can save us from destruction
- romarrikets undergång
- the fall of the Roman Empire ("romarrikets fall" appears to be more common – "undergång" sounds a bit more dramatic)
- an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)
Usage notes edit
Something meeting its end, with a fairly dramatic-sounding word. Has many different possible translations depending on context.
Declension edit
| Declension of undergång | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | undergång | undergången | undergångar | undergångarna |
| Genitive | undergångs | undergångens | undergångars | undergångarnas |
Derived terms edit
- undergångsstämning (“a sense of doom (like something is about to be destroyed or the like)”)