en sommar
Meaning
summer
In Swedish: den varmaste årstiden
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sommar |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sommaren |
| Plural, indefinite | somrar |
| Plural, definite | somrarna |
sommar is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sommar, den stora sommaren. Check another noun
Practise sommar
1 / 2Is it en sommar or ett sommar?
sommar in a sentence
- under hela sommarenfor the entire summer
- på somrarnaduring the summers
- en regnig sommara 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.
- 1,456amerikanska a female American (female born in, being a citizen of, or inhabiting the United States of America), The variety of English spoken in the USA and Canada
- 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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