humör
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
First used in Swedish in 1638, from French humeur, same as English humour, Latin humor (“fluid”), having bodily fluids in good balance. The funny-haha-humour meaning (Swedish humor) is more recent, originating in England in Shakespeare's time.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
humör n
- mood, temper
- hon är på gott humör idag
- she is in a good mood today
- en busschaufför, en busschaufför, det är en man med glatt humör
- a bus driver, a bus driver, that's a man with a cheerful temper (children sing this while going on bus trips)
Declension edit
| Declension of humör | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | humör | humöret | — | — |
| Genitive | humörs | humörets | — | — |
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Further reading edit
- humör in Svensk ordbok.