vakuum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvakuum]

Noun

vakuum n (related adjective vakuový)

1. vacuum (empty space)

   Synonym: vzduchoprázdno n

Etymology

From Latin vacuum, neuter of vacuus (“empty”), from vacō (“I am empty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːkuɔm/, [ˈvæːˀkʰuɔm], IPA^(key): /vakuɔm/, [ˈvɑkʰuɔm] or IPA^(key): /vakɔm/, [ˈvɑkʰɔm]

Noun

vakuum n (singular definite vakuummet, plural indefinite vakuummer)

1. vacuum (region of space that contains no matter)

Further reading

• vakuum on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

From Latin vacuum, neuter of vacuus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vakuum n (definite singular vakuumet, indefinite plural vakuum or vakuumer, definite plural vakuuma or vakuumene)

1. a vacuum (area of space that contains no matter)

References

• “vakuum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin vacuum, neuter of vacuus.

Noun

vakuum n (definite singular vakuumet, indefinite plural vakuum, definite plural vakuuma)

1. a vacuum (as above)

References

• “vakuum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• vakum

Noun

vakuum m (Cyrillic spelling вакуум)

1. vacuum

Noun

vakuum n

1. vacuum; a region of space that contains no matter
2. (figuratively) vacuum; an isolated space without contact with the surrounding world

   Jag har levt i ett vakuum på sistone.

   Lately, I've been living in a vacuum.

References

• vakuum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vakuum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vakuum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)