Swedish noun

ett levebröd

livelihood, day job, the source of income one lives from

Meaning

livelihood, day job, the source of income one lives from

Forms

Forms of levebröd
Singular, indefiniteett levebröd
Singular, definitelevebrödet

levebröd is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort levebröd, det stora levebrödet. Check another noun

Practise levebröd

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Is it en levebröd or ett levebröd?

Questions

What does levebröd mean in English?

levebröd means “livelihood, day job, the source of income one lives from”.

Is it en levebröd or ett levebröd?

It is ett levebröd, and “the livelihood” is levebrödet.

Origin

From Danish levebrød, from leve (“live”) + brød (“bread”), equivalent to leva + bröd.

Nearby common words

levebröd is number 7,415 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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