Swedish adjective · noun

brant

steep, precipitous

brant as an adjective

Meaning

steep; precipitous

In Swedish: starkt stigande el. fallande

Forms

Forms of brant
Basic form	brant	with en-words
Neuter	brant	with ett-words
Plural and definite	branta	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	brantare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	brantast	“-est”, “most …”

brant as a noun(en brant)

Meaning

verge; (steep) slope

In Swedish: stup

Forms

Forms of brant
Singular, indefinite	en brant
Singular, definite	branten
Plural, indefinite	branter
Plural, definite	branterna

brant is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor brant, den stora branten. Check another noun

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What does brant mean?

brant in a sentence

en brant stigande kostnadskurva
a precipitous rise in prices
en brant backe
a steep hill
Cykla uppför en brant backe
Ride up a steep slope

Words built with brant

klippbrant precipice

Questions

What does brant mean in English?

brant means “steep, precipitous”.

Is it en brant or ett brant?

It is en brant, and “the verge” is branten.

What is the plural of brant?

The plural of brant is branter, and the definite plural is branterna.

Similar words

stup

Origin

From Old Norse brantr, (West Norse brattr), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”).

Nearby common words

brant is number 6,809 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,805ockupera occupy
6,806visitkort a business card
6,807häktad detained, remanded
6,808omvända reverse, transform
6,810förtvivlan despair
6,811ohyfsad ill-mannered
6,812stöna groan, moan
6,813talan suit

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary