A-brunn

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of A +‎ brunn (“manhole”), where A is an abbreviation of avlopp (“sewage”).

In the superstition sense, the A has various folk-etymological meanings; for example abbreviation of aga (“corporal punishment”), arbetslöshet (“unemployment”), AIDS, etc...

Noun

A-brunn c

  1. A sewage manhole.
    Coordinate term: K-brunn
    1. (superstition) A manhole cover that causes bad luck or other negative effects if stepped on.
    Antonym: K-brunn

Declension

Declension of A-brunn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite A-brunn A-brunns
definite A-brunnen A-brunnens
plural indefinite A-brunnar A-brunnars
definite A-brunnarna A-brunnarnas

See also

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