midsommar - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Inherited from Old Swedish miþsumar. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk midtsumar and Norwegian Bokmål midtsommer, but has a slightly different sense.

• IPA^(key): /²mɪˌsɔmar/
• (spelling pronunciation) IPA^(key): /²miːdˌsɔmar/, /²mɪdˌsɔmar/

midsommar c

1. Midsummer, midsummer (holiday)

   fira midsommar

   celebrate Midsummer

   På midsommar dansar man runt stången

   On Midsummer, you dance around the pole

• Not capitalized in Swedish (holidays are not capitalized), but might be in English for consistency.
• Midsommar can either be pronounced a short first vowel and no /d/, or with (usually) a long first vowel and an audible /d/. The first pronunciation is older and is an example of complete regressive assimilation, where clusters such as -ds- and -ts- were assimilated to -ss-, which also found in the pronunciation of words like ledsen, låtsas, matsäck, skjutsa, and many others. The second pronunciation is newer and have a reintroduced /d/ due to spelling pronunciation. Both are considered standard and correct.

• midsommarafton
• midsommarblomster
• midsommarbukett
• midsommardag
• midsommardans
• midsommarkrans
• midsommarstång

• snapsvisa

• midsommar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• midsommar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• midsommar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Hur ska man uttala midsommar och matsäck?. Frågelådan. Swedish Language Council.