sammenbrudd

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sammen +‎ brudd, after German Zusammenbruch.

Noun

sammenbrudd n (definite singular sammenbruddet, indefinite plural sammenbrudd, definite plural sammenbrudda or sammenbruddene)

collapse, crash
Romerrikets sammenbrudd ― collapse of the Roman Empire
breakdown
et nervøst sammenbrudd ― a nervous breakdown

Alternative forms

sammenbrott

See also

samanbrot, samanbrott (Nynorsk)

References

“sammenbrudd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“sammenbrudd” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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