brydning

Danish

Etymology

From bryde (“to break”) +‎ -ing (verbal noun) (and brydes (“to wrestle”) +‎ -ing).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bryðneŋ/, [ˈb̥ʁyðneŋ]

Noun

brydning c (singular definite brydningen, plural indefinite brydninger)

1. breaking
2. mining, hewing
3. (in the plural) conflict
4. (physics) refraction (bending of waves)
5. (linguistics) breaking (a change of a vowel to a diphthong)
6. (sports) wrestling

Declension

Declension of brydning

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brydning	brydningen	brydninger	brydningerne
genitive	brydnings	brydningens	brydningers	brydningernes

References

• “brydning” in Den Danske Ordbog