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单词 hembränd
释义

hembränd

Swedish

Etymology

From hem (home) + the past participle of bränna (to burn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɛmˌbrɛnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnd

Adjective

hembränd (comparative mer hembränd, superlative mest hembränd)

  1. (of alcohol) which has been illegally and privately produced
    • 2007, “Fyra förgiftade av hembränt”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
      Polisen tror att männen kan ha blivit förgiftade av hembränd sprit.
      The police think the men could have been poisoned by home distilled alcohol.

Usage notes

The neuter hembränt is often used as an indeclinable noun, e.g.

  • 2003, Alkohol i hemmet gör att unga dricker mer, Svenska Dagbladet:
    Det är en myt att man lär sina barn att dricka med måtta och undvika hembränt om man bjuder dem eller köper ut.
    It’s a myth that you teach your children to drink in moderation and avoid moonshine if you treat them to alcohol or buy it for them.

Declension

Inflection of hembränd
IndefinitePositiveComparativeSuperlative2
Common singularhembrändmer hembrändmest hembränd
Neuter singularhembräntmer hembräntmest hembränt
Pluralhembrändamer hembrändamest hembrända
DefinitePositiveComparativeSuperlative
Masculine singular1hembrändemer hembrändemest hembrände
Allhembrändamer hembrändamest hembrända
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
  • hembrännare
  • hembränning

References

  • hembränd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • hembränd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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