bruksmiljö

Swedish

Etymology

bruk (“mill, works”) +‎ -s- +‎ miljö (“environment, surroundings”)

Noun

bruksmiljö c

1. (typical) surroundings of (the older parts of) a (Swedish) mill town (bruksort) (including the (old) mill or works itself, workers' housing, often one or more manors, and often scenic natural surroundings); (old) mill environment/setting/surroundings, etc.

   en restaurang i vacker bruksmiljö

   a restaurant in a beautiful (old) mill (town) setting

   guidad vandring i gammal bruksmiljö

   a guided walk in the surroundings of an old mill (town)

Usage notes

Often with picturesque connotations.

Declension

Declension of bruksmiljö
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bruksmiljö	bruksmiljön	bruksmiljöer	bruksmiljöerna
Genitive	bruksmiljös	bruksmiljöns	bruksmiljöers	bruksmiljöernas

See also

• bruksindustri
• bruksort
• herrgård
• hytta

References

• bruksmiljö in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)