sammenbrudd

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sammen +‎ brudd, after German Zusammenbruch.

Noun

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

1. collapse, crash

   Romerrikets sammenbrudd ― collapse of the Roman Empire

2. 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).