trummis

Swedish

Etymology

trumma (drum) + -is. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk trommis.

Noun

trummis c

  1. (colloquial) a drummer (person who (professionally) plays the drums)
    Synonym: trumslagare
    Deras nya trummis är grym
    Their new drummer is awesome

Usage notes

The normal word for someone playing drums in a band. Only really colloquial in military, orchestral, and similar contexts.

Declension

Declension of trummis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative trummis trummisen trummisar trummisarna
Genitive trummis trummisens trummisars trummisarnas

References

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