hembränd

Swedish

Etymology

From hem (“home”) + the past participle of bränna (“to burn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²hɛmˌbrɛnd/
Rhymes: -ɛnd

Adjective

hembränd (comparative mer hembränd, superlative mest hembränd)

(of alcohol) which has been illegally and privately produced
- 2007, “Fyra förgiftade av hembränt”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎^[1]:
  Polisen tror att männen kan ha blivit förgiftade av hembränd sprit.
  The police think the men could have been poisoned by home distilled alcohol.

Usage notes

The neuter hembränt is often used as an indeclinable noun, e.g.

2003, “Alkohol i hemmet gör att unga dricker mer”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
Det är en myt att man lär sina barn att dricka med måtta och undvika hembränt om man bjuder dem eller köper ut.
It’s a myth that you teach your children to drink in moderation and avoid moonshine if you treat them to alcohol or buy it for them.

Declension

Inflection of **hembränd**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	hembränd	mer hembränd	mest hembränd
neuter singular	hembränt	mer hembränt	mest hembränt
plural	hembrända	mer hembrända	mest hembrända
masculine plural²	hembrände	mer hembrända	mest hembrända

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	hembrände	mer hembrände	mest hembrände
all	hembrända	mer hembrända	mest hembrända

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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