Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett humör

temper, temperament

Meaning

temper; temperament

In Swedish: lynne, sinnesstämning

Forms

Forms of humör
Singular, indefiniteett humör
Singular, definitehumöret

humör is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort humör, det stora humöret. Check another noun

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Is it en humör or ett humör?

humör in a sentence

  • vara på gott humör
    be in a good mood
  • vara på dåligt humör
    be in a bad mood
  • hon är på gott humör idag
    she is in a good mood today
  • en busschaufför, en busschaufför, det är en man med glatt humör
    a bus driver, a bus driver, that's a man with a cheerful temper (children sing this while going on bus trips)

Expressions

  • tappa humöret
    lose one's temper

Questions

What does humör mean in English?

humör means “temper, temperament”.

Is it en humör or ett humör?

It is ett humör, and “the temper” is humöret.

Similar words

sinnelaglynne

Origin

First used in Swedish in 1638, from French humeur, same as English humour, Latin humor (“fluid”), having bodily fluids in good balance.

Nearby common words

humör is number 1,932 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary