omgången

Omgången is the definite singular form of the Swedish noun omgång, which generally means a round, stage, or cycle within a sequence. The indefinite form is en omgång, and the plural is omgångar. The word often refers to a specific instance of a recurring set of events.

Etymology: The form derives from omgång, built from om- (around) and gång (going, movement), signaling a pass or phase in a process that repeats or proceeds in turns.

Usage in sports and games: In tournaments and leagues, omgången denotes a single round or match day. For example, Den fjärde omgången avgjordes i helgen describes the fourth round as completed. In round-robin or knockout formats, each omgång marks a distinct set of fixtures.

Usage in elections and other processes: In electoral systems that proceed in several rounds, omgång refers to each voting stage, such as första omgången and andra omgången (run-off). The term also appears in other repeated procedures, where a specified batch or cycle is completed before moving to the next omgång.

Notes: The definite form omgången is used when the particular round is known from context. The plural omgångar covers multiple rounds. The term is widely used across contexts such as sports, politics, and other sequential processes to indicate a discrete phase within a larger sequence.

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