brytning

Swedish

brytning

Etymology

bryta (“break”) +‎ -ning

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bryːtˌnɪŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

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

5. 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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brytning	brytnings
	definite	brytningen	brytningens
plural	indefinite	brytningar	brytningars
	definite	brytningarna	brytningarnas

References

• “brytning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937

Further reading

• brytning in Svensk ordbok.