betong

See also: betōng, Bëtong, bê tông, and bê-tông

Faroese

Noun

betong n (genitive singular betongs, uncountable)

  1. concrete (building material)

Declension
Declension of betong (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative betong betongið
accusative betong betongið
dative betongi betonginum
genitive betongs betongsins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

betong m (definite singular betongen, uncountable)

  1. concrete (a building material)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Noun

betong m (definite singular betongen, uncountable)

  1. concrete (a building material)

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation
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Noun

betong c

  1. concrete (a building material)
    • 1998, Ayo (lyrics and music), “Betongdjungelboken [The Concrete Jungle Book]”, in Föder Nåt Nytt [Giving Birth to Something New]:
      Känn dig aldrig fången i förortsbetongen. Det spelar ingen roll vem du är.
      Never feel trapped in the suburban concrete. It doesn't matter who you are.
  2. (slang, in the definite "betongen") Synonym of orten (“the suburbs, "the hood"”)

Declension
Declension of betong 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative betong betongen — —
Genitive betongs betongens — —

Derived terms

References
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