trummis
Swedish
Etymology
trumma (“drum”) + -is
Noun
trummis c
- (colloquial) a drummer (person who (professionally) plays the drums)
- Deras nya trummis är grym
- Their new drummer is awesome
- Synonym: trumslagare
Usage notes
The normal word for someone playing drums in a band. Only really colloquial in military, orchestral, and similar contexts.
Declension
| Declension of trummis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | trummis | trummisen | trummisar | trummisarna |
| Genitive | trummis | trummisens | trummisars | trummisarnas |
References
- trummis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- trummis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- trummis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)