inbrott

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Declension of inbrott

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

Derived terms

• inbrottstjuv

See also

• intrång

Further reading

• inbrott in Svensk ordbok.