inbrott

Swedish

Etymology

From in- +‎ brott (“break”), from the verb bryta.

Noun

inbrott n

  1. a burglary (entry with intent to steal)
    Synonyms: (informal) stöt, (slang) intjack
    Det har varit många inbrott i området den senaste tiden
    There have been many burglaries in the area recently
    göra inbrott i en butik
    break into a shop
    (literally, “do burglary / break-in in a shop”)
  2. (in some expressions) a beginning (compare English "breaking of dawn")
    mörkrets inbrott
    nightfall [the darkness' beginning / break-in]

Declension

Declension of inbrott
nominative genitive
singular indefinite inbrott inbrotts
definite inbrottet inbrottets
plural indefinite inbrott inbrotts
definite inbrotten inbrottens

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