trumvirvel
Swedish
Etymology
trumma + virvel, cognate with German Trommelwirbel, used in Swedish since 1834.
Noun
trumvirvel c
- a drum roll
- Han skrattade och hans skratt flög som en trumvirvel över torget.
- He laughed and his laughter flew like a drum roll across the square.
- Han skrattade och hans skratt flög som en trumvirvel över torget.
Declension
| Declension of trumvirvel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | trumvirvel | trumvirveln | trumvirvlar | trumvirvlarna |
| Genitive | trumvirvels | trumvirvelns | trumvirvlars | trumvirvlarnas |
References
- trumvirvel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- trumvirvel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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