svemester

Swedish

Etymology

Blend of Sverige (Sweden) + semester (vacation, holiday).

Noun

svemester c

  1. (Sweden, neologism) A holiday spent in Sweden without travelling abroad; a staycation.
    • 2022 July 26, Sanna Svärd, “Efter coronapandemin – svemestern här för att stanna [After the corona pandemic – the staycation here to stay]”, in SVT Nyheter:
      Under coronapandemin var det svårt att åka utomlands på semester, vilket gjorde att fler svenskar åkte på Sverigesemester, svemester, istället. Nu är restriktionerna borta och resorna utomlands är återigen möjliga, men trots det ser turismnäringen fram emot en lika bra svemestersäsong i år.
      During the corona pandemic, it was difficult to go abroad on holiday, which meant that more Swedes went on a holiday in Sweden instead, staycation in Sweden. Now the restrictions are gone and trips abroad are once again possible, but despite this, the tourism industry is looking forward to an equally good staycation in Sweden season this year.

Declension

Declension of svemester 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svemester svemestern svemestrar svemestrarna
Genitive svemesters svemesterns svemestrars svemestrarnas

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