stenbrott
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]sten (“stone”) + brott (“quarry”)
Noun
[edit]stenbrott n
- a quarry (for mining stone)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stenbrott | stenbrotts |
| definite | stenbrottet | stenbrottets | |
| plural | indefinite | stenbrott | stenbrotts |
| definite | stenbrotten | stenbrottens |
See also
[edit]- kalkbrott (“limestone quarry”)
- skifferbrott (“slate quarry”)
References
[edit]- “stenbrott”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “stenbrott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)