stockholmsrim

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a Stockholm rhyme, a rhyme between long e (e.g. hel (hel), veta (veta)) and long ä (e.g. häl (häl), väta (väta)) that only works in the traditional dialect of Stockholm, where both vowels are rendered as [eː]

Etymology

Compound from Swedish Stockholm + Swedish rim (rhyme).

Origin

Swedish

rim

Gloss

rhyme

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