järnnatt
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly compound of järn (“iron”) + natt. First part might be from Old Norse hjarn (“hard frozen snow”). Cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk jarnnatt.
Noun
[edit]järnnatt c
- night (particularly in spring or autumn) during which temperature unexpectedly drops below 0 °C
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | järnnatt | järnnatts |
definite | järnnatten | järnnattens | |
plural | indefinite | järnnätter | järnnätters |
definite | järnnätterna | järnnätternas |