brytning

Swedish

brytning

Etymology

bryta (“break”) +‎ -ning

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bryːtˌnɪŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

brytning c

1. a break, a breaking, a rupture (something gets broken)
2. mining

   Brytning av uran ― Uranium mining

3. refraction (of light in a medium)

   Ljusets brytning i prismat ― The refraction of the light by the prism

5. an accent (from a different language)

   svensk brytning ― Swedish accent

Usage notes

Neutral in (sense 4) despite having "break" in it.

Declension

Declension of brytning
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	brytning	brytningen	brytningar	brytningarna
Genitive	brytnings	brytningens	brytningars	brytningarnas

References

• “brytning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937

Further reading

• brytning in Svensk ordbok.