sjusovare

Swedish

Seven Sleepers

sjusovare [2]

Etymology

sju (“seven”) +‎ sovare (“sleeper”), since 1559, from the legend of the Seven Sleepers. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sjusovar.

Noun

sjusovare c

1. A person who sleeps until late in the morning, sleepyhead
2. dormouse (especially the edible dormouse, Glis glis), or other animals that hibernate during winter

Declension

Declension of sjusovare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sjusovare	sjusovares
	definite	sjusovaren	sjusovarens
plural	indefinite	sjusovare	sjusovares
	definite	sjusovarna	sjusovarnas

Hypernyms

• person
• gnagare

Related terms

• sjusovardag (July 27, day of the Seven Sleepers)
• sjusovarmus
• sjusovarvila
• sjusoveri
• sjusoverska

See also

• morgontrött
• otta
• sömntuta
• uppe med tuppen

References

• sjusovare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sjusovare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sjusovare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)