vidgning

Vidgning is a Swedish noun that denotes the act or result of making something wider, broader, or more extensive. It is formed from the verb vidga, meaning to widen or broaden, with the suffix -ning that turns verbs into nouns. The sense can cover physical enlargement, such as widening a road or space, as well as conceptual expansion, such as broadening a plan or scope. In medical contexts, vidgning commonly refers to dilation, for example vidgning av pupillen (pupil dilation) or vidgning av blodkärl.

The term is used across several domains but is more frequent in formal or technical language. In everyday Swedish, utvidgning is often preferred for general expansion, while vidgning tends to appear in specific technical, medical, or procedural contexts, or in older or more formal writing.

Etymologically, vidgning comes from the verb vidga and the nominalizing suffix -ning. The word shares cognates in other Nordic languages, such as Norwegian vidgning and Danish vidgning, with similar meanings related to enlargement or widening.

See also: utvidgning, dilation, expansion.