bransch

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French branche (“branch”), attested since 1755.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bransch c

1. a sector of business, a trade, an industry

Usage notes

False friend with branch in the sense of "a location of an organization with several locations". For that meaning, see filial.

Declension

Declension of bransch
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bransch	branschen	branscher	branscherna
Genitive	branschs	branschens	branschers	branschernas

Related terms

• bilbransch (“automotive industry”)
• branschorgan (“trade association”)

See also

• näring

References

• bransch in Svensk ordbok (SO)