trummis
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]trumma (“drum”) + -is. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk trommis.
Noun
[edit]trummis c
- (colloquial) a drummer (person who (professionally) plays the drums)
- Synonym: trumslagare
- Deras nya trummis är grym
- Their new drummer is awesome
Usage notes
[edit]The normal word for someone playing drums in a band. Only really colloquial in military, orchestral, and similar contexts.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | trummis | trummis |
| definite | trummisen | trummisens | |
| plural | indefinite | trummisar | trummisars |
| definite | trummisarna | trummisarnas |