brittsommar

Swedish

Etymology

From the name Britt having name day in Sweden at October 7 and sommar (“summer”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

brittsommar c

1. Indian summer (around October 7)

Usage notes

brittsommar refers to an unusually warm autumn (or prolonged summer), limited to the time around October 7. In other periods the term indiansommar is more commonly used.

Declension

Declension of brittsommar
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	brittsommar	brittsommaren	brittsomrar	brittsomrarna
Genitive	brittsommars	brittsommarens	brittsomrars	brittsomrarnas

References

• brittsommar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brittsommar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)