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

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