dröm
Swedish
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Etymology
editFrom Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdröm c
- a dream (imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping)
- en konstig dröm
- a strange dream
- drömma en dröm medan man sover
- dream a dream while sleeping
- a dream (hope or wish)
- Jag har en dröm
- I have a dream
- en dröm som gått i uppfyllelse
- a dream come true
- a dream (something very nice)
- Det är som en dröm
- It's like a dream
- Du ser ut som en dröm!
- You look like dream! [unusual in Swedish as well, but natural-sounding]
- a type of cookie made with hartshorn salt
- Mormor bjöd på saft och drömmar
- Grandma gave us cordial and cookies
Declension
edit| Declension of dröm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | dröm | drömmen | drömmar | drömmarna |
| Genitive | dröms | drömmens | drömmars | drömmarnas |
Derived terms
edit- drömsömn (“REM sleep”)
- mardröm (“nightmare”)
- svärmorsdröm (“an ideal partner; a partner mother-in-law would prefer”)
Related terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰrewgʰ- (deceive)
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms with usage examples