simmärke

Swedish

Simborgarmärket, one of several swimming badges, is awarded to any person who can swim at least 200 metres using any stroke under no time requirement.

Etymology

Compound of sim (“swimming”) +‎ märke (“badge”). First attested in 1933.

Compare with German Schwimmabzeichen.

Noun

simmärke n

1. A swimming badge; a badge awarded for an accomplishment in swimming.

   Hypernym: idrottsmärke (“sports badge”)

   • 1931 November 24, Dagens Nyheter‎^[1]:

     […] frågan om instiftande av ett simmärke upp.

     […] the question of the establishment of a swimming badge [came] up.

   • 2021 June 9, Bosse Carlqvist, “Åttaårige Theo i Vara tog elitmärket – efter 11 guldmagistern [Eight-year-old Theo in Vara took the elite badge - after 11 gold masters]”, in SVT Nyheter‎^[2]:

     Nu har han bara ett mål vad gäller simmärken kvar. […] Theo Larsson med sin imponerande samling av simmärken.

     Now he has only one goal in terms of swimming badges left. […] Theo Larsson with his impressive collection of swimming badges.

Declension

Declension of simmärke
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	simmärke	simmärket	simmärken	simmärkena
Genitive	simmärkes	simmärkets	simmärkens	simmärkenas