järnnatt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Possibly compound of järn (iron) +‎ natt. First part might be from Old Norse hjarn (hard frozen snow). Cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk jarnnatt.

Noun

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järnnatt c

  1. night (particularly in spring or autumn) during which temperature unexpectedly drops below 0 °C

Declension

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Declension of järnnatt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative järnnatt järnnatten järnnätter järnnätterna
Genitive järnnatts järnnattens järnnätters järnnätternas

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