brottfall

Icelandic

Etymology

From brott +‎ fall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔht.fatl/

Noun

brottfall n (genitive singular brottfalls, nominative plural brottföll)

  1. elision, apocope; (the omission of a letter or syllable)
  2. (education) dropout
  3. (genetics) deficiency, deletion
    Synonym: úrfelling
  4. (speech pathology) omission

Declension

Declension of brottfall (neuter, based on fall)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brottfall brottfallið brottföll brottföllin
accusative brottfall brottfallið brottföll brottföllin
dative brottfalli brottfallinu brottföllum brottföllunum
genitive brottfalls brottfallsins brottfalla brottfallanna

Derived terms

  • brottfall hljóðs úr samhljóðaklasa (“cluster reduction”)
  • brottfall stríðra hljóða (“stridency deletion”)
  • brottfallin aðgerð (“missing operation”)
  • brottfallsmerki (“cancellation mark”)
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