även

See also: aven and avén

Swedish

Alternative forms

• äfven (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Low German even, effen, from Old Saxon evan, from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, cognate with English even, Dutch even. Compare Danish effen. See also jämn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɛːvɛn/

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Adverb

även (not comparable)

1. even, also

Further reading

• även in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• näve, väne