inbrott

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Declension of inbrott
nominative genitive
singular indefinite inbrott inbrotts
definite inbrottet inbrottets
plural indefinite inbrott inbrotts
definite inbrotten inbrottens

Derived terms

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See also

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