banbrytande
Swedish
Etymology
bana (“[railroad] track”) + brytande (“breaking”). Compare Dutch baanbrekend and German bahnbrechend.
Adjective
banbrytande (comparative mer banbrytande, superlative mest banbrytande)
- groundbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing
- Synonyms: epokgörande, nydanande, revolutionerande
- 2021, “Så blev ”Performance” Storbritanniens mest mytomspunna kultfilm”, in Dagens Nyheter:
- Femtio år efter premiären är ”Performance” fortfarande en av historiens mest banbrytande och mytomspunna filmer.
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Declension
| Inflection of banbrytande | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | banbrytande | — | — |
| Neuter singular | banbrytande | — | — |
| Plural | banbrytande | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | banbrytande | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | banbrytande | — | — |
| All | banbrytande | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
- banbrytare
References
- banbrytande in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- banbrytande in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- banbrytande in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)