strimma

Swedish

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“dash, stroke, line”), similar to Danish stribe (“stripe”), streg (“stroke, dash”), Latin stria (“channel”).[1]

Noun

strimma c

  1. a streak, a stripe
    en strimma av hopp
    a glimmer of hope (idiomatic)

Declension

Declension of strimma
nominative genitive
singular indefinite strimma strimmas
definite strimman strimmans
plural indefinite strimmor strimmors
definite strimmorna strimmornas

References

  1. ^ “strime” in Den Danske Ordbog

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