kretslopp

Swedish

Etymology

krets (“circuit”) +‎ lopp (“course”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

kretslopp n

1. a cycle, a loop

Usage notes

Often of natural and more abstract cycles, like for example the water cycle (vattnets kretslopp). For more concrete circulation (of for example an object in orbit or blood), omlopp is more common.

Declension

Declension of kretslopp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kretslopp	kretslopps
	definite	kretsloppet	kretsloppets
plural	indefinite	kretslopp	kretslopps
	definite	kretsloppen	kretsloppens

References

• kretslopp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kretslopp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)