genomslag

Swedish

Etymology

genom +‎ slag

Noun

genomslag n

  1. impact ((great) effect), breakthrough
    Åtgärderna fick stort genomslag
    The measures had great impact
    Självscanning har fått stort genomslag senaste åren
    Self-scanning has gained a lot of momentum in recent years
  2. electrical breakdown
  3. carbon copying used with a typewriter

Usage notes

A breakthrough in the sense of an important discovery is a genombrott.

Declension

Declension of genomslag
nominative genitive
singular indefinite genomslag genomslags
definite genomslaget genomslagets
plural indefinite genomslag genomslags
definite genomslagen genomslagens

References

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