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- "Jag älskar bröllop!"
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Yes, in part, though not quite as such. :)
The -lope part of elope comes from an old verb meaning to run or to go. And the brö- part of bröllop is derived from an older spelling for the modern brud - a direct cognate of the English "bride".
So basically, it's a "bride run", meaning to bring a woman from her old family through the wedding to her new home. And in fact, Old English had a cognate to bröllop as well.
On forvo.com, words from all over the world are pronounced by native speakers. This is a Swede saying bröllop: forvo.com/word/bröllop/#sv
yes it's an "ett" word Ett bröllop bröllopet bröllop bröllopen you can check Wiktionary for other words too http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/br%C3%B6llop
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No, 'I love weddings' means Jag älskar bröllop (this is a general statement)
and 'I love the weddings' means Jag älskar bröllopen (this refers to some specific weddings)
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When speaking normally it sounds like she's saying "Jag älskar ett bröllop". Very unclear!