brottsling

Swedish

Etymology

From brott +‎ -s- +‎ -ling

Noun

brottsling c

1. a criminal

   Synonyms: förbrytare, kriminell

Declension

Declension of brottsling

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brottsling	brottslings
	definite	brottslingen	brottslingens
plural	indefinite	brottslingar	brottslingars
	definite	brottslingarna	brottslingarnas

Derived terms

• småbrottsling (“petty criminal”)

Related terms

• brottslig

See also

• bov
• skurk

References

• brottsling in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker