isbrytare

== Swedish == === Etymology === is +‎ bryta +‎ -are, used in Swedish since 1801 (post in a river) and 1883 (ship). Obsolete synonyms for icebreaker (ship) are isbräckare (1845) and isbråkare (1859). === Noun === isbrytare c a starkwater, a starling, a post in a river, upstream from a bridge, intended to break the ice and protect the bridge an icebreaker; a ship capable of (and intended for) breaking ice, to open routes for other ships in the winter an icebreaker; a joke or exercise that makes people relax and willing to communicate ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “isbrytare”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “isbrytare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “isbrytare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)