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innan.

before (earlier than in time)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

prep/²ɪnan/

  1. before (earlier than in time)

    proscribed · sometimes
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish innan, from Old Norse innan, from Proto-Norse ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ (inana), from Proto-Germanic *innanē.

conj/²ɪnan/

  1. before (earlier than in time)

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish innan, from Old Norse innan, from Proto-Norse ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ (inana), from Proto-Germanic *innanē.

adv/²ɪnan/

  1. before

    not-comparable
    Jag hade varit där kvällen innan.

  2. inner, interior

    not-comparable
    innanlår
    innandöme

  3. inside

    not-comparable
    Jag känner honom utan och innan.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish innan, from Old Norse innan, from Proto-Norse ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ (inana), from Proto-Germanic *innanē.

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