isblomma

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Swedish

Isblommor

Etymology

Compound of is (ice) +‎ blomma (flower).

Noun

isblomma c

  1. (chiefly plural) ice flower, ice fern (flowery frost pattern on a window)
    • 1903, Hjalmar Söderberg, Främlingarna, Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2025-04-25, page 52:
      Han blåste på rutan tills det blef en glugg mellan isblommorna, lade ögat till glaset och såg ut. Himlen var svart och gnistrade af stjärnor. Högst uppe stod Karlavagnen på ända med stången i vädret.
      He blew on the windowpane till there was a peep-hole between the ice flowers, put his eye to the glass, and looked out. The sky was black and glittering with stars. Highest up stood the Big Dipper with its handle aloft.
    • 1906, Zacharias Topelius, “Bok 4”, in Läsning för barn, G.W. Edlunds förlagsaktiebolag, accessed at runeberg.org, courtesy of Harvard University Library & Google Books, archived from the original on 2025-04-25, page 229:
      Om vintern skall du läsa isblommornas fina verser på fönsterrutan.
      During the winter, you should read the beautiful verses of the ice flowers on the windowpane.

Declension

Declension of isblomma
nominative genitive
singular indefinite isblomma isblommas
definite isblomman isblommans
plural indefinite isblommor isblommors
definite isblommorna isblommornas

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