inkörsport
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]in (“in”) + köra (“drive”) + -s- + port (“gate”)
Noun
[edit]inkörsport c
- a gate (opening) to drive in through (to some area or the like); an entrance gate, an entry gate
- Inkörsporten till området ligger inte långt från hotellet
- The entrance gate to the area is not far from the hotel
- (figuratively) a location through which something enters a (concrete or abstract) area; an entry point, a gateway, etc.
- Stadens hamn är en inkörsport för kokain i Europa
- The city's port is an entry point for cocaine in Europe
- Sommarjobbet blev inkörsporten till tv-karriären
- The summer job became the gateway to his television career
- (figuratively) a gateway, an introduction, etc. ((first) contact that leads to deeper involvement)
- en inkörsport till tyngre droger
- a gateway to harder drugs
- Albumet blev hennes inkörsport till folkmusik från Balkan
- The album became her gateway to Balkan folk music
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | inkörsport | inkörsports |
| definite | inkörsporten | inkörsportens | |
| plural | indefinite | inkörsportar | inkörsportars |
| definite | inkörsportarna | inkörsportarnas |