vittring
Swedish
Noun
vittring c
- a scent left by an animal (through which it can be traced, also figuratively about for example having a lead on someone or being close to achieving something)
- Hundarna har fått vittring på björnen
- The dogs have picked up the scent of the bear
- FBI fick vittring på honom i Istanbul
- The FBI picked up his scent in Istanbul
- De känner vittring på 2-0
- They can smell 2-0 (feel close to scoring 2-0)
- (geology) weathering (breakdown through mechanical or chemical processes)
Usage notes
Most commonly as "få (upp) vittring på" (to pick up the scent of, optionally with "upp" with no difference in meaning) and "ha vittring på" (to have picked up the scent of) in (sense 1).
Declension
| Declension of vittring | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vittring | vittringen | vittringar | vittringarna |
| Genitive | vittrings | vittringens | vittringars | vittringarnas |
Related terms
- vittra
See also
- spår
References
- vittring in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vittring in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vittring in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)