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

See also

References
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