brottfall

Icelandic

Etymology

From brott +‎ fall.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔht.fatl/

Noun

brottfall n (genitive singular brottfalls, nominative plural brottföll)

  1. elision, apocope; (the omission of a letter or syllable)
  2. (education) dropout
  3. (genetics) deficiency, deletion
    Synonym: úrfelling
  4. (speech pathology) omission

Declension
declension of brottfall
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brottfall brottfallið brottföll brottföllin
accusative brottfall brottfallið brottföll brottföllin
dative brottfalli brottfallinu brottföllum brottföllunum
genitive brottfalls brottfallsins brottfalla brottfallanna

Derived terms
  • brottfall hljóðs úr samhljóðaklasa (“cluster reduction”)
  • brottfall stríðra hljóða (“stridency deletion”)
  • brottfallin aðgerð (“missing operation”)
  • brottfallsmerki (“cancellation mark”)
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