plusgrad

Swedish

Etymology

plus (“plus”) +‎ grad (“degree”)

Noun

plusgrad c

  1. degree above freezing (0 °C)
    Synonym: värmegrad
    Antonym: minusgrad
    Det är plusgrader ute
    The temperature is above freezing outside
    Det är elva plusgrader ute
    It's 11 °C outside ("plus" usually redundant)
    Snart kommer plusgraderna
    Soon it'll be above freezing outside
    Det är någon plusgrad ute
    It's 1 °C or so / slightly above freezing outside

Declension
Declension of plusgrad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative plusgrad plusgraden plusgrader plusgraderna
Genitive plusgrads plusgradens plusgraders plusgradernas

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