skeppsbrott
Swedish
Etymology
skepp (“ship”) + -s- + brott (“break”)
Noun
skeppsbrott n
- a ship breaking up and going under (usually due to a storm); a shipwreck event
- Synonym: förlisning
- ett skeppsbrott ― a shipwreck (event)
- De led skeppsbrott ― They suffered a shipwreck
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skeppsbrott | skeppsbrotts |
| definite | skeppsbrottet | skeppsbrottets | |
| plural | indefinite | skeppsbrott | skeppsbrotts |
| definite | skeppsbrotten | skeppsbrottens |
Related terms
See also
- gå på grund (“run aground”)
- skeppsvrak
- stranda (“run aground”)
References
- skeppsbrott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skeppsbrott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skeppsbrott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skeppsbrott in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)