trumvirvel

Swedish

Etymology

trumma +‎ virvel, cognate with German Trommelwirbel, used in Swedish since 1834.

Noun

trumvirvel c

  1. a drum roll
    Han skrattade och hans skratt flög som en trumvirvel över torget.
    He laughed and his laughter flew like a drum roll across the square.

Declension

Declension of trumvirvel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite trumvirvel trumvirvels
definite trumvirveln trumvirvelns
plural indefinite trumvirvlar trumvirvlars
definite trumvirvlarna trumvirvlarnas

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