bruksmiljö

Swedish

Etymology

bruk (“mill, works”) +‎ -s- +‎ miljö (“environment, surroundings”)

Noun

bruksmiljö c

1. (typical) surroundings of (the older parts of) a (Swedish) mill town (bruksort) (including the (old) mill or works itself, workers' housing, often one or more manors, and often scenic natural surroundings); (old) mill environment/setting/surroundings, etc.

   en restaurang i vacker bruksmiljö

   a restaurant in a beautiful (old) mill (town) setting

   guidad vandring i gammal bruksmiljö

   a guided walk in the surroundings of an old mill (town)

Usage notes

Often with picturesque connotations.

Declension

Declension of bruksmiljö

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bruksmiljö	bruksmiljös
	definite	bruksmiljön	bruksmiljöns
plural	indefinite	bruksmiljöer	bruksmiljöers
	definite	bruksmiljöerna	bruksmiljöernas

See also

• bruksindustri
• bruksort
• herrgård
• hytta

References

• bruksmiljö in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)