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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kretslopp	kretsloppet	kretslopp	kretsloppen
Genitive	kretslopps	kretsloppets	kretslopps	kretsloppens

References

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