inkörsport
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
in (“in”) + köra (“drive”) + -s- + port (“gate”)
Noun edit
inkörsport c
- a gate (opening) to drive in through (to some area or the like); an entrance gate, an entry gate
- Inkörsporten till området ligger inte långt från hotellet
- The entrance gate to the area is not far from the hotel
- (figuratively) a location through which something enters a (concrete or abstract) area; an entry point, a gateway, etc.
- Stadens hamn är en inkörsport för kokain i Europa
- The city's port is an entry point for cocaine in Europe
- Sommarjobbet blev inkörsporten till tv-karriären
- The summer job became the gateway to his television career
- (figuratively) a gateway, an introduction, etc. ((first) contact that leads to deeper involvement)
- en inkörsport till tyngre droger
- a gateway to harder drugs
- Albumet blev hennes inkörsport till folkmusik från Balkan
- The album became her gateway to Balkan folk music
Declension edit
| Declension of inkörsport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | inkörsport | inkörsporten | inkörsportar | inkörsportarna |
| Genitive | inkörsports | inkörsportens | inkörsportars | inkörsportarnas |