brytning

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Swedish

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brytning

Etymology

bryta (break) +‎ -ning

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bryːtˌnɪŋ/
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Noun

brytning c

  1. a break, a breaking, a rupture (something gets broken)
  2. mining
    Brytning av uranUranium mining
  3. refraction (of light in a medium)
    Ljusets brytning i prismatThe refraction of the light by the prism
  4. an accent (from a different language)
    svensk brytningSwedish accent

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of brytning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative brytning brytningen brytningar brytningarna
Genitive brytnings brytningens brytningars brytningarnas

References

  • brytning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (in Swedish), 1937

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