brottfall

Icelandic

Etymology

From brott +‎ fall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔht.fatl/

Noun

brottfall n (genitive singular brottfalls, nominative plural brottföll)

1. elision, apocope; (the omission of a letter or syllable)
2. (education) dropout
3. (genetics) deficiency, deletion

   Synonym: úrfelling

4. (speech pathology) omission

Declension

declension of brottfall

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brottfall	brottfallið	brottföll	brottföllin
accusative	brottfall	brottfallið	brottföll	brottföllin
dative	brottfalli	brottfallinu	brottföllum	brottföllunum
genitive	brottfalls	brottfallsins	brottfalla	brottfallanna

Derived terms

• brottfall hljóðs úr samhljóðaklasa (“cluster reduction”)
• brottfall stríðra hljóða (“stridency deletion”)
• brottfallin aðgerð (“missing operation”)
• brottfallsmerki (“cancellation mark”)

 

• stóra brottfall