Swedish noun

en broms

brake, gad-fly, horse-fly

Meaning

brake; gad-fly; horse-fly

In Swedish: det som minskar farten, fartspärr

Forms

Forms of broms
Singular, indefinite	en broms
Singular, definite	bromsen
Plural, indefinite	bromsar
Plural, definite	bromsarna

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

Practise broms

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Is it en broms or ett broms?

broms in a sentence

en effektiv broms på inflationen
an effective brake on inflation
Bromsbett gör ont
Horsefly bites hurt

Words built with broms

bromssträcka braking distance
bromstrumma brake drum
nödbroms emergency brake

Questions

What does broms mean in English?

broms means “brake, gad-fly”.

Is it en broms or ett broms?

It is en broms, and “the brake” is bromsen.

What is the plural of broms?

The plural of broms is bromsar, and the definite plural is bromsarna.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle Low German premese.

Nearby common words

broms is number 5,162 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,158affisch placard, poster, bill
5,159exklusiv exclusive, select
5,160kredit credit
5,161övre upper
5,163utgången due date, exit
5,164fynd discovery, find
5,165arkitekt architect
5,166stav staff, stick

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