väder

See also: vader, Vader, vàder, vâder, våder, and væder

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish væþer, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

väder n (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) weather
    • 1992, Peps Persson, “Oh Boy!”, in Spelar för livet [Playing for life]‎[1]:
      Oh boy! Vilket vackert väder. Solen skiner idag. Oh boy! Inga tungar kläder behövs, och det gillar jag.
      Oh boy! What beautiful weather. The sun is shining today. Oh boy! No heavy clothes are needed, and I like that.
  2. (dated, chiefly in compounds) (strong) wind
  3. (in some expression) surrounding air (often focusing on the upward extension)
  4. (in some expression) smell (brought with the air)
    Hunden hade fått väder på en hare
    The dog had picked up the scent of a hare

Declension

Declension of väder
nominative genitive
singular indefinite väder väders
definite vädret vädrets
plural indefinite väder väders
definite vädren vädrens

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