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brygga

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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brygga m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of brygge

Verb

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brygga

  1. inflection of brygge:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Norwegian bryggja, from Old Norse *bryggja (past participle brugginn), from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (to boil, brew).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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brygga (present tense bryggar or brygger, past tense brygga or brygde, past participle brygga or brygd or brygt, passive infinitive bryggast, present participle bryggande, imperative brygg)

  1. to brew

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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brygga f

  1. definite singular of brygge

References

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
en brygga (sense 1)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw-.

Noun

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brygga c

  1. a relatively small pier (supported on piles or cribs, or floating on pontoons) used for mooring small boats or for bathing; a jetty, a pier, a dock
    De lade till vid bryggan
    They docked at the jetty / pier / dock
    förtöja båten vid bryggan
    moor the boat at the jetty / pier / dock
    kasta loss från bryggan
    cast off from the jetty / pier / dock
    hoppa i från bryggan
    jump in [into the water] from the jetty / pier / dock
    Vågorna skvalpade mot bryggan
    The waves lapped against the jetty / pier / dock
  2. (nautical) a bridge
  3. (gymnastics) bridge
  4. (dentistry) a bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
    Synonym: tandbrygga
Usage notes
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  • Intuitively, a brygga is relatively small and wooden, while a pir is long, juts out and is often a more substantial construction, sometimes made of stone or concrete.
  • A bridge is a bro.
Declension
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Declension of brygga
nominative genitive
singular indefinite brygga bryggas
definite bryggan bryggans
plural indefinite bryggor bryggors
definite bryggorna bryggornas
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See also
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Verb

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brygga (present bryggar, preterite bryggade, supine bryggat, imperative brygga)

  1. to bridge (to create a connection; more commonly in the compound överbrygga, but also on its own)
    • 1995, Swedish government, Proposition 1995/96:38 Länsindelningen i Skåne och Västsverige m.m., section 3.4.2
      En stor del av nuvarande hinder har i Västsverige bryggats över genom samarbete mellan Göteborgs och Bohus och Älvsborgs län.
      A large portion of current obstacles have in Western Sweden been bridged through cooperation between Göteborgs och Bohus and Älvsborg County.
    Jag bryggade bränslepumpsrelät och fick det omlött
    I bridged the fuel pump relay and had it resoldered
Conjugation
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Conjugation of brygga (weak)
active passive
infinitive brygga bryggas
supine bryggat bryggats
imperative brygga
imper. plural1 bryggen
present past present past
indicative bryggar bryggade bryggas bryggades
ind. plural1 brygga bryggade bryggas bryggades
subjunctive2 brygge bryggade brygges bryggades
present participle bryggande
past participle bryggad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse *bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.

Verb

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brygga (present brygger, preterite bryggde, supine bryggt, imperative brygg)

  1. to brew (to prepare liquor or coffee)
    brygga kaffe i en kaffebryggare
    brew coffee in a coffee machine [coffee brewer]
Conjugation
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Conjugation of brygga (weak)
active passive
infinitive brygga bryggas
supine bryggt bryggts
imperative brygg
imper. plural1 bryggen
present past present past
indicative brygger bryggde bryggs, brygges bryggdes
ind. plural1 brygga bryggde bryggas bryggdes
subjunctive2 brygge bryggde brygges bryggdes
present participle bryggande
past participle bryggd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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