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Definition 2024
genombruten
genombruten
Swedish
Adjective
genombruten (not comparable)
- openwork, lace, laced, transparent (of craftwork having see-through holes)
- Altarskranket utgjordes af en afskuren tolfkant, och hvarje afdelning deraf pryddes med fyra genombrutna rosor.
- The altar rail consisted of a segment of a dodecagon, and each section of it was decorated by four openwork roses.
- och stannade med en skarp sväng, så att hans dams smäckra ben i genombrutna strumpor blevo synliga
- he turned his partner sharply round, so that her slim ankles, in light transparent stockings, were exposed to view
- Altarskranket utgjordes af en afskuren tolfkant, och hvarje afdelning deraf pryddes med fyra genombrutna rosor.
Declension
Inflection of genombruten | |||
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Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | genombruten | — | — |
Neuter singular | genombrutet | — | — |
Plural | genombrutna | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | genombrutne | — | — |
All | genombrutna | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. |
Synonyms
- (som har) hålmönster
- spets (lace, of embroidery)
- spetsgarnering
Related terms
- genombrytning
References
- genombruten in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- genombryta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.