Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• breidd (Nynorsk)

Noun

bredde m ‎(definite singular bredden, indefinite plural bredder, definite plural breddene)

1. wide, breadth, width (compare bred/brei), across, depth

   Huset har en bredde på fire meter.

   The house is four metres wide/across. (literally: "the house has a width of four metres")

   Barna gikk fem i bredden.

   The children walked five abreast. (literally: "the children walked five in the width")

   Denne historien mangler bredde.

   This story is lacking depth.

2. latitude

   Oslo ligger på 60 grader nordlig bredde.

   Oslo is at 60 degrees northern latitude.

Synonyms

• (width, breadth) vidde, omfang
• (latitude) latitude

Derived terms

• breddegrad
• breddesirkel
• i bredden

Related terms

• bred/brei

See also

• breidd (Nynorsk equivalent)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the noun bredd which has a similar inflection and means "brim" or "(river) bank".

References

• “bredde” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “bredde” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

bredde

1. past tense of breda.