brittsommar

Swedish

Etymology

From the name Britt having name day in Sweden at October 7 and sommar (“summer”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

brittsommar c

1. Indian summer (around October 7)

Usage notes

brittsommar refers to an unusually warm autumn (or prolonged summer), limited to the time around October 7. In other periods the term indiansommar is more commonly used.

Declension

Declension of brittsommar

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brittsommar	brittsommars
	definite	brittsommaren	brittsommarens
plural	indefinite	brittsomrar	brittsomrars
	definite	brittsomrarna	brittsomrarnas

References

• brittsommar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brittsommar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)