brytning

Swedish
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 uran ― Uranium mining
  3. refraction (of light in a medium)
    Ljusets brytning i prismat ― The refraction of the light by the prism
  4. 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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative brytning brytningen brytningar brytningarna
Genitive brytnings brytningens brytningars brytningarnas

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

Further reading
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