banbrytande

Swedish

Etymology

bana ([railroad] track) +‎ brytande (breaking). Compare Dutch baanbrekend and German bahnbrechend.

Adjective

banbrytande (comparative mer banbrytande, superlative mest banbrytande)

  1. groundbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing
    Synonyms: epokgörande, nydanande, revolutionerande
    • 2021, “Så blev ”Performance” Storbritanniens mest mytomspunna kultfilm”, in Dagens Nyheter[1]:
      Femtio år efter premiären är ”Performance” fortfarande en av historiens mest banbrytande och mytomspunna filmer.
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Declension

Inflection of banbrytande
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular banbrytande
neuter singular banbrytande
plural banbrytande
masculine plural2 banbrytande
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 banbrytande
all banbrytande

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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