Swedish · Numbers & Time
Timme
Hour
Beginnernoun · common
Definition
A period of sixty minutes.
Example
Jag pluggade svenska i två timmar.
I studied Swedish for two hours.
Etymology
'Timme' comes from Old Norse 'tími', which is related to Proto-Germanic *tīmaz and traces back to Proto-Indo-European roots regarding measurements of time.
How & Where It’s Used
'Timme' is widely used in both written and spoken contexts, fitting into both formal and informal registers applicable across Sweden.