mumintrollsvenska

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of mumintroll +‎ svenska; Swedish spoken with Finnish accents is rarely heard in Swedish media outside of Moomin cartoons.

Noun

mumintrollsvenska c

1. (slang, humorous) Finland Swedish, Swedish language as spoken natively by Finns; literally "Moomin-Swedish"

   Synonyms: finlandssvenska, muminsvenska

   • 2009 December 15, Erik Nises, “Marks leende kupp”, in Aftonbladet‎^[1], updated on 3 March 2011:

     Och kvällens konferencier Mark Levengood är, för utom för sin klingande mumintrollsvenska, känd för just sitt smittande leende.

     And the evening's host Mark Levengood is known for his infectious smile in addition to his resounding Moomin-Swedish.

   • 2024 January 22, Elin Jönsson, Agnès Ericsson, “Alexander Stubb i ledning i finska presidentvalet”, in Expressen‎^[2]:

     [Stubb] tillägger:
     – Förstås känns det bra att jag borde kunna kommunicera med Sverige också med lite mumintrollsvenska.

     [Stubb] adds: 'Of course, it feels good that I should also be able to communicate with Sweden in a little Moomin-Swedish.'

Declension

Declension of mumintrollsvenska

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mumintrollsvenska	mumintrollsvenskas
	definite	mumintrollsvenskan	mumintrollsvenskans
plural	indefinite	mumintrollsvenskor	mumintrollsvenskors
	definite	mumintrollsvenskorna	mumintrollsvenskornas

Descendants

• → Finnish: muumiruotsi (calque)

See also

• mumintroll (“Finnish person”)