väder

See also: vader, Vader, vàder, vâder, våder, and væder

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish væþer, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

väder n (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) weather
   • 1992, Peps Persson (lyrics and music), “Oh Boy!”, in Spelar för livet [Playing for life]:

     Oh boy! Vilket vackert väder. Solen skiner idag. Oh boy! Inga tungar kläder behövs, och det gillar jag.

     Oh boy! What beautiful weather. The sun is shining today. Oh boy! No heavy clothes are needed, and I like that.

2. (dated, chiefly in compounds) (strong) wind
3. (in some expression) surrounding air (often focusing on the upward extension)
4. (in some expression) smell (brought with the air)

   Hunden hade fått väder på en hare

   The dog had picked up the scent of a hare

Declension

Declension of väder
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	väder	vädret	väder	vädren
Genitive	väders	vädrets	väders	vädrens

Derived terms

• få en syl i vädret
• till väders

References

• väder in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• väder in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• väder in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• värde, ärvde