bristvara

Swedish

Etymology

brist +‎ vara (“[economic] good”)

Noun

bristvara c

1. scarce resource

   spänning var inte en bristvara

   there was no shortage of excitement

   (literally, “excitement was not a scarce resource”)

Usage notes

Often used figuratively.

Declension

Declension of bristvara

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bristvara	bristvaras
	definite	bristvaran	bristvarans
plural	indefinite	bristvaror	bristvarors
	definite	bristvarorna	bristvarornas

References

• bristvara in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bristvara in Svensk ordbok (SO)