strimma

Swedish

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“dash, stroke, line”), similar to Danish stribe (“stripe”), streg (“stroke, dash”), Latin stria (“channel”).

Noun

strimma c

1. a streak, a stripe

   en strimma av hopp

   a glimmer of hope (idiomatic)

Declension

Declension of strimma

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	strimma	strimmas
	definite	strimman	strimmans
plural	indefinite	strimmor	strimmors
	definite	strimmorna	strimmornas

Further reading

• strimma in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• strimma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• timmars