Udbruddets

Udbruddets is the Danish genitive form meaning “the outbreak’s.” It is derived from udbrud (outbreak) with the definite form udbruddet, and the possessive ending to indicate something associated with or belonging to the outbreak. The form is commonly found in Danish public-health and epidemiological writing, and appears in phrases such as udbrudets omfang (the extent of the outbreak), udbrudets varighed (the duration of the outbreak), and udbrudets årsag (the cause of the outbreak).

Grammar and usage: In Danish, possessive constructions are typically formed by adding an -s ending to the noun, and the definite noun form udbruddet often serves as the base for the genitive udbruddets. This construction is standard in official reports, scientific articles, and media coverage that discuss characteristics or attributes of a particular outbreak.

Relation to other Scandinavian languages: Similar possessive forms exist in neighboring languages. Norwegian uses utbrudds or utbruddet? forms in comparable contexts, while Swedish uses utbrottets to express “the outbreak’s.” The exact orthography varies by language, but the functional idea—signaling possession or association with an outbreak—remains parallel across the region.

See also: udbrud.