Swedish noun

ett strömavbrott

blackout, power outage

Meaning

blackout; power outage

Forms

Forms of strömavbrott
Singular, indefiniteett strömavbrott
Singular, definiteströmavbrottet
Plural, indefiniteströmavbrott
Plural, definiteströmavbrotten

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

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Is it en strömavbrott or ett strömavbrott?

Questions

What does strömavbrott mean in English?

strömavbrott means “blackout, power outage”.

Is it en strömavbrott or ett strömavbrott?

It is ett strömavbrott, and “the blackout” is strömavbrottet.

What is the plural of strömavbrott?

strömavbrott doesn't change in the plural: ett strömavbrott, två strömavbrott (definite: strömavbrotten).

Origin

Compound of ström (“electrical current”) + avbrott.

Nearby common words

strömavbrott is number 6,128 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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