sjusovare

Swedish

Seven Sleepers

sjusovare [2]

Etymology

sju (“seven”) +‎ sovare (“sleeper”), since 1559, from the legend of the Seven Sleepers. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sjusovar.

Noun

sjusovare c

1. A person who sleeps until late in the morning, sleepyhead
2. dormouse (especially the edible dormouse, Glis glis), or other animals that hibernate during winter

Declension

Declension of sjusovare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sjusovare	sjusovaren	sjusovare	sjusovarna
Genitive	sjusovares	sjusovarens	sjusovares	sjusovarnas

Hypernyms

• person
• gnagare

Related terms

• sjusovardag (July 27, day of the Seven Sleepers)
• sjusovarmus
• sjusovarvila
• sjusoveri
• sjusoverska

See also

• morgontrött
• otta
• sömntuta
• uppe med tuppen

References

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