midsommar

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Swedish

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en midsommarstång [a Midsummer pole]
dans kring midsommarstången [dance around the Midsummer pole]

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish miþsumar. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk midtsumar and Norwegian Bokmål midtsommer, but has a slightly different sense.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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midsommar c

  1. Midsummer, midsummer (holiday)
    fira midsommar
    celebrate Midsummer
    midsommarfirande
    Midsummer celebration
    midsommar dansar man runt stången
    On Midsummer, you dance around the pole
    äta sill och färskpotatis och dricka nubbemidsommar
    eat (pickled) herring and new potatoes and drink snaps on Midsummer

Usage notes

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  • Not capitalized in Swedish (holidays are not capitalized), but might be in English for consistency.
  • Midsommar can either be pronounced a short first vowel and no /d/, or with (usually) a long first vowel and an audible /d/. The first pronunciation is older and is an example of complete regressive assimilation, where clusters such as -ds- and -ts- were assimilated to -ss-, which also found in the pronunciation of words like ledsen, låtsas, matsäck, skjutsa, and many others. The second pronunciation is newer and have a reintroduced /d/ due to spelling pronunciation. Both are considered standard and correct.

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