öken

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːkɛn/

• Audio (Gotland); “en öken”:

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• Rhymes: -¹øːkɛn

From Old Swedish øþkn, økn, from øþe (“desolate”). See öde for further etymology. Compare Danish ørken.

öken c

1. desert

   De korsade Saharaöknen.

   They crossed the Sahara desert.

   Det finns många öknar i Australien.

   There are many deserts in Australia.

   Det är en polaröken.

   It's a polar desert.

Normally with sand, but also broader, like in English.

• sanddyn

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

öken

1. definite plural of ök

• öken in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• öken in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)