sjusovare
Swedish
editEtymology
editsju (“seven”) + sovare (“sleeper”), since 1559, from the legend of the Seven Sleepers. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sjusovar.
Noun
editsjusovare c
- A person who sleeps until late in the morning, sleepyhead
- dormouse (especially the edible dormouse, Glis glis), or other animals that hibernate during winter
Declension
editDeclension of sjusovare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sjusovare | sjusovaren | sjusovare | sjusovarna |
Genitive | sjusovares | sjusovarens | sjusovares | sjusovarnas |
Hypernyms
editRelated terms
edit- sjusovardag (July 27, day of the Seven Sleepers)
- sjusovarmus
- sjusovarvila
- sjusoveri
- sjusoverska