strimma

Swedish

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“dash, stroke, line”), similar to Danish stribe (“stripe”), streg (“stroke, dash”), Latin stria (“channel”).[1]

Noun

strimma c

a streak, a stripe
en strimma av hopp
a glimmer of hope (idiomatic)

Declension

Declension of strimma
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	strimma	strimman	strimmor	strimmorna
Genitive	strimmas	strimmans	strimmors	strimmornas

References

“strime” in Den Danske Ordbog

Further reading

strimma in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
strimma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

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