SWEDISH WORD OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE (2016)
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Hej alla! I am Super-Svensk, and I am the creator of the Swedish Word of the Week page here on Duolingo. Every Monday, I post a new Swedish Word of the Week so that you can learn some fun and unusual vocabulary. This archive is a list of all previous words. If you ever want to review old words, you can come here to see a full list. To check out even older words, look at the 2015 Swedish Word of the Week Archive. Enjoy!
WORD #91:
JULKLAPP (common gender/en-word, pl: julklappar)
1. Christmas present
WORD #90:
GRÄVMASKIN (common gender/en-word, pl: grävmaskiner)
1. excavator (machine)
WORD #89:
LUCIATÅG (neuter gender/ett-word, pl: luciatåg)
1. "Lucia train," a singing procession on December 13th at the beginning of the holiday Lucia
WORD #88:
IRONISERA (verb, ironiserar, ironiserade, ironiserat)
1. to speak ironically, ironize
WORD #87:
SKJUVA (verb)
1. to push, shear
WORD #86:
HUNDÄGARE (common gender/en-word, pl: hundägare)
1. dog owner
WORD #85:
GLASÖGONFODRAL (neuter gender/ett-word, pl: glasögonfodral)
1. glasses case
WORD #84:
SJÄLVKÄNNEDOM (common gender/en-word)
1. self-awareness
WORD #83:
SCHACKLIG (adjective)
1. related to chess
WORD #82:
GRÅSEJ (common gender/en-word, pl: gråsejar)
1. pollack, coalfish
WORD #81:
HJULNING (common gender/en-word, pl: hjulningar)
1. cartwheel
WORD #80:
KYFFE (neuter gender/ett-word, pl: kyffen)
1. shack, hut
WORD #79:
DREGLA (verb -- dreglar, dreglade, dreglat)
1. to drool
WORD #78:
ONOMATOPOETISK (adjective)
1. onomatopoeic
WORD #77:
SMULTRONSORBET (common gender/en-word, pl: smultronsorbeter)
1. wild strawberry sorbet
WORD #76:
ETYMOLOG (common gender/en-word, pl: etymologer)
1. etymologist
WORD 75:
SJUTTON(DE)DEL (common gender/en-word, pl: sjutton(de)delar)
1. seventeenth, as in 1/17 or 5.88%
WORD #74:
SNÖSKOTER (common gender/en-word, pl: snöskotrar)
1. snowmobile
WORD #73:
RÖTMÅNADEN (common gender/en-word, already definite)
1. a period from mid-July to mid-August during which the weather is very hot and humid, crops grow poorly, and people are said to act strangely
Thanks so much to Arnauti for suggesting this word! More info on this topic can be found on Wikipedia here!
WORD #72:
HULLER OM BULLER (adverb)
1. all mixed up, without structure, without order
WORD #71:
FIKON (neuter gender/ett-word, pl: fikon)
1. fig
WORD #70:
BILSKOLLÄRARE (common gender/en-word, pl: bilskollärare)
1. driving instructor
WORD #69:
MIDSOMMARSTÅNG (common gender/en-word, pl: midsommarstänger)
1. Midsummer pole
WORD #68:
MÅNGATA (common gender/en-word, pl: mångator)
1. when the moon reflects over the water and looks like a road
WORD #67:
BIKUPA (common gender/en-word, pl: bikupor)
1. beehive
WORD #66:
KLÄMDAG (common gender/en-word, pl: klämdagar)
1. a work day that falls between the weekend and another holiday that many Swedes take off work (for example, if a holiday is on Thursday, then some people don't go to work on Friday to make a long weekend)
WORD #65:
FYRVAKTARE (common gender/en-word, pl: fyrvaktare)
1. lighthouse keeper
WORD #64:
AVGÅNGSTID (common gender/en-word, pl: avgångstider)
1. time of departure
WORD #63:
APELSINSKAL (neuter gender/ett-word, pl: apelsinskal)
1. orange peel
WORD #62:
PAPPERSTIGER (common gender/en-word, pl: papperstigrar)
1. paper tiger (a person who seems powerful but cannot follow through with their threats), an empty threat
WORD #61:
ÖBO (common gender/en-word, pl: öbor)
1. islander, someone who lives on an island
WORD #60:
DRAKKULA (common gender/en-word, pl: drakkulor)
1. dragon's lair
WORD #59:
KATASTROFAL (adj)
1. catastrophic
WORD #58:
REPETITION (common gender/en-word, pl: repetitioner)
1. repetition
2. rehearsal
WORD #57:
SÄCKPIPA (common gender/en-word, pl: säckpipor)
1. bagpipes (as in the musical instrument)
WORD #56:
BALLONGBÅGE (common gender/en-word, pl: ballongbågar)
1. an arch of balloons
WORD #55:
HOV
1. hoof (common gender/en-word, pl: hovar)
2. court (as in a kingdom) (neuter gender/ett-word, pl: hov)
WORD #54:
GNAGARE (common gender/en-word, pl: gnagare)
1. rodent
WORD #53:
BLIXTLÅS (neuter gender/ett-word, pl: blixtlås)
1. zipper
WORD #52:
SNÖGLOB (common gender/en-word, pl: snöglober)
1. snow globe
WORD #51:
BILBÄLTE (neuter gender/ett-word, pl: bilbälten)
1. seatbelt
WORD #50:
VARGAVINTER (common gender/en-word, pl: vargavintrar)
1. a really really cold winter
WORD #49:
BLÖTSNÖ (common gender/en-word)
1. wet, heavy snow that seems to be just barely frozen
WORD #48:
RÄTTSHAVERI (neuter gender/ett-word)
1. an obnoxious insistence on being right
WORD #47:
OXVECKOR (pl. noun)
1. the period between Epiphany (trettondagen) and Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday (fettisdagen), which is usually considered to be one of the slowest times of the year. Traditionally for farmers, this time of year was full of hard work, so it was necessary to work like an ox. More info can be found in this article provided by Arnauti.
WORD #46:
TJATIG (adjective)
1. nagging
2. tedious
WORD #45:
FÄNKÅL (common gender/en-word)
1. fennel -- which is somehow still a trend :)
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At my school, there's a kid from Sweden, and he's one of my closest friends(sadly, he has to go home after this school year), so one day, he invited my family over for dinner, and they had fennel as one of the vegetables, and so we've bought it at the store semi-frequently after that, because we all liked it so much. :)
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I saw some fennel in a vegetable store and had always wanted to try it. I saw an older couple carrying some as they were shopping, so I asked them how to prepare it. I was surprised to hear "we eat it raw". So I tried it and also liked it. It is a little like celery with mild licorice flavor and not as stringy as celery. How did your Swedish friend eat it?
This is so neat! I used to live in Sweden for half my life. I'm moving back there soon. Even though I already know Swedish, Duolingo helps me refresh my language (though I've only had this account for 2 days). Duktigt jobbat!
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Detta är ganska rolig, svenska är en sval språk detta har många ord xD
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I have never ever heard the expression "oxveckor" nor "papperstiger"... "ballongbåge" was new as well, but that one was easier to figure out. Are these "words of the week" found in SAOL? How do you come up with them? :P
I love this idea! I'm learning Swedish on this website at the moment and this will probably come in quite useful.
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Tack, det var nyttigt. Oxveckor gav mig många tankar - var tvungen att läsa mera. Vi känner detta uttryck på finska ochså, men jag visste inte vad det innebar.
Har bara just hittat duolingo-sidorna och är förtjust!! Skojigt att studera språkena på det här settet. :)
