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Swedish
Etymology
From hem (“home”) + the past participle of bränna (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
hembränd (comparative mer hembränd, superlative mest hembränd)
- (of alcohol) which has been illegally and privately produced
2007, “Fyra förgiftade av hembränt”, in Svenska Dagbladet:Polisen tror att männen kan ha blivit förgiftade av hembränd sprit.- The police think the men could have been poisoned by home distilled alcohol.
Usage notes
The neuter hembränt is often used as an indeclinable noun, e.g.
2003, “Alkohol i hemmet gör att unga dricker mer”, in Svenska Dagbladet:Det är en myt att man lär sina barn att dricka med måtta och undvika hembränt om man bjuder dem eller köper ut.- It’s a myth that you teach your children to drink in moderation and avoid moonshine if you treat them to alcohol or buy it for them.
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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