väder

See also: vader, Vader, vàder, vâder, våder, and væder

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish væþer, from Old Norse veðr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

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Noun

väder n (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) weather
    • 1992, Peps Persson (lyrics and music), “Oh Boy!”, in Spelar för livet [Playing for life]:
      Oh boy! Vilket vackert väder. Solen skiner idag. Oh boy! Inga tungar kläder behövs, och det gillar jag.
      Oh boy! What beautiful weather. The sun is shining today. Oh boy! No heavy clothes are needed, and I like that.
  2. (dated, chiefly in compounds) (strong) wind
  3. (in some expression) surrounding air (often focusing on the upward extension)
  4. (in some expression) smell (brought with the air)
    Hunden hade fått väder på en hare
    The dog had picked up the scent of a hare

Declension
Declension of väder 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative väder vädret väder vädren
Genitive väders vädrets väders vädrens

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