hönssömn
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of höns (“chicken; fowl”) + sömn (“sleep”). From the practice of chickens who take short, light sleeps.[1] First attested in 1730.[2]
Compare with Danish hønseblund, hønsesøvn and Norwegian høneblund.
Noun
[edit]hönssömn c
- (obsolete by 1932) a short light sleep; a nap
- 1960 February 4, Expressen, page 12:
- Den har fått hönssömnen från regeringen på ny remiss.
- It's been given a superficial review by the government and sent back for further consideration.
Declension
[edit]Declension of hönssömn
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hönssömn | hönssömns |
| definite | hönssömnen | hönssömnens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |
See also
[edit]- tupplur (“nap”, literally “rooster nap”)