trafikplats

Swedish

en trafikplats

Alternative forms

• tpl (abbreviation)

Etymology

Compound of trafik (“traffic”) +‎ plats (“place”). First attested in 1873.

Noun

trafikplats c

1. A grade-separated junction (UK), an interchange (US)

   Synonyms: mot, (Finland) planskild anslutning

Usage notes

• Not every road needs to be grade-separated to be called a trafikplats. Technically, it can be classified as either a högklassig trafikplats ("fully grade-separated interchange") and ej högklassig trafikplats ("partially grade-separated interchange"). In a partially grade-separated interchange, some sections may still include at-grade junctions where different carriageways cross each other.

Declension

Declension of trafikplats

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	trafikplats	trafikplats
	definite	trafikplatsen	trafikplatsens
plural	indefinite	trafikplatser	trafikplatsers
	definite	trafikplatserna	trafikplatsernas

Further reading

• trafikplats in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker