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brygga.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. 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

    common-gender
    De lade till vid bryggan
    förtöja båten vid bryggan
  2. a ferry stop (intended for pedestrians and bicycles)

    common-gender
  3. a bridge

    common-gender
  4. bridge

    common-gender
  5. a bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw-.

verb
  1. to bridge (to create a connection; more commonly in the compound överbrygga, but also on its own)

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw-.

verb
  1. to brew (to prepare liquor or coffee)

    brygga kaffe i en kaffebryggare
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse *bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.

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