brytning

Swedish

Etymology

bryta (“break”) +‎ -ning

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bryːtˌnɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

brytning c

  1. a break, a breaking, a rupture (something gets broken)
  2. mining
    Brytning av uran ― Uranium mining
  3. refraction (of light in a medium)
    Ljusets brytning i prismat ― The refraction of the light by the prism
  5. an accent (from a different language)
    svensk brytning ― Swedish accent

Usage notes

Neutral in (sense 4) despite having "break" in it.

Declension

Declension of brytning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite brytning brytnings
definite brytningen brytningens
plural indefinite brytningar brytningars
definite brytningarna brytningarnas

References

  • “brytning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎[1] (in Swedish), 1937

Further reading

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