Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett utbrott

outbreak/²ʉːtˌbrɔt/

Meaning

outbreak

In Swedish: något som sker plötsligt och våldsamt

Forms

Forms of utbrott
Singular, indefiniteett utbrott
Singular, definiteutbrottet
Plural, indefiniteutbrott
Plural, definiteutbrotten

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

Practise utbrott

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Is it en utbrott or ett utbrott?

Words built with utbrott

  • raseriutbrott fit of rage
  • vulkanutbrott volcanic eruption
  • krigsutbrott outbreak of war

Questions

What does utbrott mean in English?

utbrott means “outbreak”.

Is it en utbrott or ett utbrott?

It is ett utbrott, and “the outbreak” is utbrottet.

What is the plural of utbrott?

utbrott doesn't change in the plural: ett utbrott, två utbrott (definite: utbrotten).

Origin

ut- (“out-”) + brott (“burst”).

Nearby common words

utbrott is number 3,849 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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