brottfall
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brottfall n (genitive singular brottfalls, nominative plural brottföll)
- elision, apocope; (the omission of a letter or syllable)
- (education) dropout
- (genetics) deficiency, deletion
- Synonym: úrfelling
- (speech pathology) omission
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- brottfall hljóðs úr samhljóðaklasa (“cluster reduction”)
- brottfall stríðra hljóða (“stridency deletion”)
- brottfallin aðgerð (“missing operation”)
- brottfallsmerki (“cancellation mark”)