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betong

See also: betōng, Bëtong, bê tông, and bê-tông

Faroese

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Noun

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betong n (genitive singular betongs, uncountable)

  1. concrete (building material)

Declension

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Declension of betong (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative betong betongið
accusative betong betongið
dative betongi betonginum
genitive betongs betongsins

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

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betong m (definite singular betongen, uncountable)

  1. concrete (a building material)

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

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betong m (definite singular betongen, uncountable)

  1. concrete (a building material)

Derived terms

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

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betong c

  1. concrete (a building material)
    • 1998, Ayo (lyrics and music), “Betongdjungelboken [The Concrete Jungle Book]”, in Föder Nåt Nytt [Giving Birth to Something New]:
      Känn dig aldrig fången i förortsbetongen. Det spelar ingen roll vem du är.
      Never feel trapped in the suburban concrete. It doesn't matter who you are.
  2. (slang, in the definite "betongen") Synonym of orten (“the suburbs, "the hood"”)

Declension

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Declension of betong 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative betong betongen — —
Genitive betongs betongens — —

Derived terms

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