dröm

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See also: drom and drøm

Swedish

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drömmar

Etymology

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From Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Cognate to English dream.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /drœmː/
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Noun

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dröm c

  1. 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
  2. a dream (hope or wish)
    Jag har en dröm
    I have a dream
    en dröm som gått i uppfyllelse
    a dream come true
  3. 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]
  4. a type of cookie made with hartshorn salt
    Mormor bjöd på saft och drömmar
    Grandma gave us cordial and cookies

Declension

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Declension of dröm 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dröm drömmen drömmar drömmarna
Genitive dröms drömmens drömmars drömmarnas

Derived terms

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References

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