bråttom
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From brått, neuter of bråd, + adverbial suffix -om.
Adverb edit
bråttom
- hurry, lack of time (you have bråttom, rather than being in a hurry)
- Synonym: (colloquial) brådis
- jag har bråttom ― I'm in a hurry
- nu är det bråttom med lanseringen
- now it's a rush with the launch
Usage notes edit
Note that in Swedish you have hurry 'ha bråttom', whereas in English you are in a hurry.
Further reading edit
- bråttom in Svensk ordbok.
- bråttom in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
- bråd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)