bryta

Icelandic

Noun

bryta

  1. indefinite accusative singular of bryti
  2. indefinite dative singular of bryti
  3. indefinite genitive singular of bryti
  4. indefinite accusative plural of bryti
  5. indefinite genitive plural of bryti

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • bryte (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bryːtɑ/

Verb

bryta (present tense bryt, past tense braut, supine brote, past participle broten, present participle brytande, imperative bryt)

  1. to break
  2. to stop; abort
  3. to wrestle

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną.

Verb

brȳta

  1. to break, crush
  2. to mine
  3. to abort
  4. to change

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Swedish: bryta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish brȳta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bryta (present bryter, preterite bröt, supine brutit, imperative bryt)

  1. to break; to end abruptly
    Sändningen brötsThe broadcast suddenly stopped
  2. (film) cut; to cease recording
    Bryt!Cut!
  3. to break; to crack or fracture under physical strain
    Han bröt benetHe broke his leg
  4. to break off; to remove a piece from something by breaking it
    Han bröt av en bit brödHe broke off a piece of bread
  5. to violate, to not adhere to a law or a rule
    Han bröt mot posthemligheten när han öppnade hennes brev
    He violated the secrecy of correspondence when he opened her letter
  6. to speak with an accent
    Han bröt på svenskaHe spoke with a Swedish accent

Usage notes

Neutral in (sense 6) despite having "break" in it.

Conjugation

Further reading

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