hemester
Swedish
FWOTD – 31 January 2013
Etymology
Calque of English staycation. Blend of hem (“home”) + semester (“vacation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛˈmɛstɛr/
Noun
hemester c
- (neologism) staycation
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hemester | hemesters |
| definite | hemestern | hemestern | |
| plural | indefinite | hemestrar | hemestrars |
| definite | hemestrarna | hemestrarnas |
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hemester.
See also
- svemester (“staycation in Sweden”)