herdestund

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of French heure du berger, equivalent of herde (“shepherd”) +‎ stund (“moment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²heːrdɛˌstɵnd/

Noun

herdestund c

1. a tender moment; a dalliance

Declension

Declension of herdestund

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	herdestund	herdestunds
	definite	herdestunden	herdestundens
plural	indefinite	herdestunder	herdestunders
	definite	herdestunderna	herdestundernas

References

• herdestund in Svensk ordbok (SO)