timme

See also: Timme

Swedish

Alternative forms

• timma

Etymology

From Old Swedish tīme, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Germanic *tī-, from Proto-Indo-European *dī- (“time”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

timme c

1. an hour (time period of sixty minutes)
   • 1915, Dan Andersson, “Jag väntar...”, in Kolvaktarens visor:

     Jag väntar vid min mila medan timmarna lida

     I'm tending my charcoal stack while the hours go by

2. an hour (of the day)

   i denna sena timme

   at this late hour

3. a lesson, a class (in school)

   nästa timme har vi matte

   next class is math

Declension

Declension of timme

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	timme	timmes
	definite	timmen	timmens
plural	indefinite	timmar	timmars
	definite	timmarna	timmarnas

Derived terms

• håltimme
• timpenning

References

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