tankebrott
Swedish
Etymology
From tanke + brott. Reinforced by Nineteen Eighty-Four, although the first known use dates to 1735 (there in the form tankbrott).
Noun
tankebrott n
- thoughtcrime; thought considered unacceptable [1745]
- Synonym: krimtänk
- an interruption in the process of thinking [1735]
Declension
| Declension of tankebrott | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tankebrott | tankebrottet | tankebrott | tankebrotten |
| Genitive | tankebrotts | tankebrottets | tankebrotts | tankebrottens |
References
- tankebrott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)