trummis

Swedish

Etymology

trumma (“drum”) +‎ -is. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk trommis.

Noun

trummis c

1. (colloquial) a drummer (person who (professionally) plays the drums)

   Synonym: trumslagare

   Deras nya trummis är grym

   Their new drummer is awesome

Usage notes

The normal word for someone playing drums in a band. Only really colloquial in military, orchestral, and similar contexts.

Declension

Declension of trummis
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	trummis	trummisen	trummisar	trummisarna
Genitive	trummis	trummisens	trummisars	trummisarnas

References

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