hönssömn
Swedish
editEtymology
editCompound of höns (“chicken; fowl”) + sömn (“sleep”). From the practice of chickens who take short, light sleeps.[1] First attested in 1730.[2]
Compare with Danish hønseblund, hønsesøvn and Norwegian høneblund.
Noun
edithönssömn c
- (obsolete by 1932) a short light sleep; a nap
- 1960 February 4, Expressen, page 12:
- Den har fått hönssömnen från regeringen på ny remiss.
- It's been given a superficial review by the government and sent back for further consideration.
Declension
edit| Declension of hönssömn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | hönssömn | hönssömnen | — | — |
| Genitive | hönssömns | hönssömnens | — | — |
See also
edit- tupplur (“nap”, literally “rooster nap”)