Swedish

Noun

uppgång c

1. an ascent (of the sun, or stairs to upper floors), a rise
   • 1961, title of the Swedish translation of William L. Shirer's book (1959)

     Det tredje rikets uppgång och fall : det nazistiska Tysklands historia

     The rise and fall of the Third Reich : a history of Nazi Germany

2. an entrance (in a building with many entrances, each with a stairwell)

   adressen Storgatan 14 B avser hus 14 uppgång B

   the address 14 B Main Street refers to building 14, entrance B

Declension

Related terms

• soluppgång
• trappuppgång

Antonyms

• nedgång