betong

See also: betōng, Bëtong, bê tông, and bê-tông

Faroese

Noun

betong n (genitive singular betongs, uncountable)

1. concrete (building material)

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	betong	betongið
accusative	betong	betongið
dative	betongi	betonginum
genitive	betongs	betongsins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

betong m (definite singular betongen, uncountable)

1. concrete (a building material)

Derived terms

• betongbil
• betongblandemaskin
• betongblander
• betongrør
• betongsag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

betong m (definite singular betongen, uncountable)

1. concrete (a building material)

Derived terms

• betongbil
• betongblandar
• betongblandemaskin
• betongsag

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

betong c

1. concrete (a building material)
   • 1998, Ayo, “Betongdjungelboken [The Concrete Jungle Book]”, in Föder Nåt Nytt [Giving Birth to Something New]‎^[1]:

     Känn dig aldrig fången i förortsbetongen. Det spelar ingen roll vem du är.

     Never feel trapped in the suburban concrete. It doesn't matter who you are.

2. (slang, in the definite "betongen") synonym of orten (“the suburbs, "the hood"”)

Declension

Declension of betong

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	betong	betongs
	definite	betongen	betongens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• betongblandare (“concrete mixer”)
• betongparti

References

• “betong”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “betong”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “betong”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Slangopedia