järnnatt

Swedish

Etymology

Possibly compound of järn (“iron”) +‎ natt. First part might be from Old Norse hjarn (“hard frozen snow”). Cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk jarnnatt.

Noun

järnnatt c

  1. night (particularly in spring or autumn) during which temperature unexpectedly drops below 0 °C

Declension

Declension of järnnatt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite järnnatt järnnatts
definite järnnatten järnnattens
plural indefinite järnnätter järnnätters
definite järnnätterna järnnätternas

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