Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en sommar

summer/ˈ²sɔmːar/

Meaning

summer

In Swedish: den varmaste årstiden

Forms

Forms of sommar
Singular, indefiniteen sommar
Singular, definitesommaren
Plural, indefinitesomrar
Plural, definitesomrarna

sommar is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sommar, den stora sommaren. Check another noun

Practise sommar

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Is it en sommar or ett sommar?

sommar in a sentence

  • under hela sommaren
    for the entire summer
  • på somrarna
    during the summers
  • en regnig sommar
    a rainy summer

Words built with sommar

  • sensommar late summer
  • sommardag summer day
  • sommarkappa summer coat

Questions

What does sommar mean in English?

sommar means “summer”.

Is it en sommar or ett sommar?

It is en sommar, and “the summer” is sommaren.

What is the plural of sommar?

The plural of sommar is somrar, and the definite plural is somrarna.

Origin

From Old Norse sumar (neuter), earlier sumarr (masculine), from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz.

Nearby common words

sommar is number 1,460 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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  • 1,457saka to play an arbitrary (useless) card instead of one in the correct suit, when one is obliged but unable to follow suit
  • 1,458karta map
  • 1,459svärd sword
  • 1,461bilda establish, found
  • 1,462sol sun
  • 1,463trappa stairs
  • 1,464klass class, form
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