industrisemester

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of industri (“industry”) +‎ semester (“vacation; holiday”). According to SO attested since 1950.

Noun

industrisemester c

1. A general industrial holiday; a period of time when the industrial sector (either wholly or partly) of a country go on vacation.
   • FARs Ordlista [The Association of Authorized Public Accountants's Glossary]‎^[1], 1988, page 71: “industrisemester [—] general industrial holiday Sw”

Usage notes

In Sweden this has traditionally most often occurred during the month of July, and later including August. It is less prevailing today, due to new production methods and globalization requiring companies to keep their operations running all year round.

Declension

Declension of industrisemester
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	industrisemester	industrisemestern	industrisemestrar	industrisemestrarna
Genitive	industrisemesters	industrisemesterns	industrisemestrars	industrisemestrarnas

References

• industrisemester in Svensk ordbok (SO)