betong
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Noun
betong n (genitive singular betongs, uncountable)
- concrete (building material)
Declension
| Declension of betong (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | betong | betongið |
| accusative | betong | betongið |
| dative | betongi | betonginum |
| genitive | betongs | betongsins |
Etymology
Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].
Noun
betong m (definite singular betongen, uncountable)
- concrete (a building material)
Derived terms
Etymology
Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].
Noun
betong m (definite singular betongen, uncountable)
- concrete (a building material)
Derived terms
- betongbil
- betongblandar
- betongblandemaskin
- betongsag
Etymology
Borrowed from French béton (“concrete”), from Latin bitūmen (“asphalt”), from Gaulish [Term?].
Pronunciation
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Noun
betong c
- concrete (a building material)
- 1998, Ayo (lyrics and music), “Betongdjungelboken [The Concrete Jungle Book]”, in Föder Nåt Nytt [Giving Birth to Something New]:
- Känn dig aldrig fången i förortsbetongen. Det spelar ingen roll vem du är.
- Never feel trapped in the suburban concrete. It doesn't matter who you are.
- (slang, in the definite "betongen") Synonym of orten (“the suburbs, "the hood"”)
Declension
Derived terms
- betongblandare (“concrete mixer”)
- betongparti
References
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