minusgrad
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From minus + grad (“degree of temperature”).
Noun
minusgrad m (definite singular minusgraden, indefinite plural minusgrader, definite plural minusgradene)
- degree(s) (Celsius) below zero, minus temperatures (usually in plural form)
Synonyms
- kuldegrad
Related terms
- varmegrad
References
- “minusgrad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From minus + grad (“degree of temperature”).
Noun
minusgrad f (definite singular minusgrada, indefinite plural minusgrader, definite plural minusgradene)
minusgrad m (definite singular minusgraden, indefinite plural minusgradar, definite plural minusgradane)
- degree(s) (Celsius) below zero, minus temperatures (usually in plural form)
Synonyms
- kuldegrad
Related terms
- varmegrad
References
- “minusgrad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
minus (“minus”) + grad (“degree”)
Noun
minusgrad c
- degree below freezing (0 °C)
- Det är minusgrader ute
- The temperature is below freezing outside
- Det är elva minusgrader ute
- It's -11 °C outside
- Snart kommer minusgraderna
- Soon it'll be below freezing outside
- Det är någon minusgrad ute
- It's -1 °C or so / slightly below freezing outside
- Synonym: köldgrad
- Antonym: plusgrad
Declension
| Declension of minusgrad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | minusgrad | minusgraden | minusgrader | minusgraderna |
| Genitive | minusgrads | minusgradens | minusgraders | minusgradernas |
See also
- nollgrad
References
- minusgrad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- minusgrad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- minusgrad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)