brygga
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
brygga m or f
- definite feminine singular of brygge
Verb
brygga
- inflection of brygge:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Norwegian bryggja, from Old Norse *bryggja (past participle brugginn), from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil, brew”).
Alternative forms
Verb
brygga (present tense bryggar or brygger, past tense brygga or brygde, past participle brygga or brygd or brygt, passive infinitive bryggast, present participle bryggande, imperative brygg)
- to brew
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
brygga f
- definite singular of brygge
References
- “brygga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw-.
Noun
brygga c
- a relatively small pier (supported on piles or cribs, or floating on pontoons) used for mooring small boats or for bathing; a jetty, a pier, a dock
- De lade till vid bryggan
- They docked at the jetty / pier / dock
- förtöja båten vid bryggan
- moor the boat at the jetty / pier / dock
- kasta loss från bryggan
- cast off from the jetty / pier / dock
- hoppa i från bryggan
- jump in [into the water] from the jetty / pier / dock
- Vågorna skvalpade mot bryggan
- The waves lapped against the jetty / pier / dock
- (nautical) a bridge
- (gymnastics) bridge
- (dentistry) a bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
- Synonym: tandbrygga
Usage notes
- Intuitively, a brygga is relatively small and wooden, while a pir is long, juts out and is often a more substantial construction, sometimes made of stone or concrete.
- A bridge is a bro.
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | brygga | bryggas |
definite | bryggan | bryggans | |
plural | indefinite | bryggor | bryggors |
definite | bryggorna | bryggornas |
Related terms
- båtbrygga
- dansbrygga
- lastbrygga
See also
Verb
brygga (present bryggar, preterite bryggade, supine bryggat, imperative brygga)
- to bridge (to create a connection; more commonly in the compound överbrygga, but also on its own)
- 1995, Swedish government, Proposition 1995/96:38 Länsindelningen i Skåne och Västsverige m.m., section 3.4.2
- En stor del av nuvarande hinder har i Västsverige bryggats över genom samarbete mellan Göteborgs och Bohus och Älvsborgs län.
- A large portion of current obstacles have in Western Sweden been bridged through cooperation between Göteborgs och Bohus and Älvsborg County.
- Jag bryggade bränslepumpsrelät och fick det omlött
- I bridged the fuel pump relay and had it resoldered
- 1995, Swedish government, Proposition 1995/96:38 Länsindelningen i Skåne och Västsverige m.m., section 3.4.2
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | brygga | bryggas | ||
supine | bryggat | bryggats | ||
imperative | brygga | — | ||
imper. plural1 | bryggen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | bryggar | bryggade | bryggas | bryggades |
ind. plural1 | brygga | bryggade | bryggas | bryggades |
subjunctive2 | brygge | bryggade | brygges | bryggades |
present participle | bryggande | |||
past participle | bryggad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse *bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.
Verb
brygga (present brygger, preterite bryggde, supine bryggt, imperative brygg)
- to brew (to prepare liquor or coffee)
- brygga kaffe i en kaffebryggare
- brew coffee in a coffee machine [coffee brewer]
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | brygga | bryggas | ||
supine | bryggt | bryggts | ||
imperative | brygg | — | ||
imper. plural1 | bryggen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | brygger | bryggde | bryggs, brygges | bryggdes |
ind. plural1 | brygga | bryggde | bryggas | bryggdes |
subjunctive2 | brygge | bryggde | brygges | bryggdes |
present participle | bryggande | |||
past participle | bryggd |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.