plusgrad

Swedish

Etymology

plus (“plus”) +‎ grad (“degree”)

Noun

plusgrad c

1. degree above freezing (0 °C)

   Synonym: värmegrad

   Antonym: minusgrad

   Det är plusgrader ute

   The temperature is above freezing outside

   Det är elva plusgrader ute

   It's 11 °C outside ("plus" usually redundant)

   Snart kommer plusgraderna

   Soon it'll be above freezing outside

   Det är någon plusgrad ute

   It's 1 °C or so / slightly above freezing outside

Declension

Declension of plusgrad

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	plusgrad	plusgrads
	definite	plusgraden	plusgradens
plural	indefinite	plusgrader	plusgraders
	definite	plusgraderna	plusgradernas

See also

• nollgrad

References

• plusgrad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• plusgrad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• plusgrad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)