skeppsbrott
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
skepp (“ship”) + -s- + brott (“break”)
Noun edit
skeppsbrott n
- a ship breaking up and going under (usually due to a storm); a shipwreck event
- Synonym: förlisning
- ett skeppsbrott ― a shipwreck (event)
- De led skeppsbrott ― They suffered a shipwreck
Declension edit
| Declension of skeppsbrott | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skeppsbrott | skeppsbrottet | skeppsbrott | skeppsbrotten |
| Genitive | skeppsbrotts | skeppsbrottets | skeppsbrotts | skeppsbrottens |
See also edit
- gå på grund (“run aground”)
- skeppsvrak
- stranda (“run aground”)