inbrott

Swedish

Etymology

From in- +‎ brott (“break”), from the verb bryta.

Noun

inbrott n

1. a burglary (entry with intent to steal)

   Synonyms: (informal) stöt, (slang) intjack

2. (in some expressions) a beginning (compare English "breaking of dawn")

   mörkrets inbrott

   nightfall ("the darkness' beginning")

Declension

Declension of inbrott
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	inbrott	inbrottet	inbrott	inbrotten
Genitive	inbrotts	inbrottets	inbrotts	inbrottens

Derived terms

• inbrottstjuv

See also

• intrång

Further reading

• inbrott in Svensk ordbok.