timmen

Timmen is a linguistic term used in several Scandinavian languages to denote the definite singular form of the noun meaning "hour." In Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish, the base word is timme or time, and timmen serves as the definite form meaning "the hour." For example, the indefinite singular is timme, while timmen refers to a specific hour. The plural forms are timmar (indefinite) and timmarna (definite).

In usage, timmen functions as a unit of time and as a grammatical form. It can appear in expressions indicating a particular hour or a span of time within an hour, such as phrases meaning "the hour of the day" or "the following hour." The definite form is common when the hour is being specified or implicitly understood from context, similar to how “the hour” is used in English.

Etymology and cognates: timmen and its related forms derive from a common Germanic root related to time and hour. The word is cognate with the English time and with other terms for hour in Germanic languages. The concept of an hour as a fixed 60-minute interval is shared across these languages, though the exact word and its inflection vary by language.

See also: time, hour, timetable, time measurement. Timmen may also appear in historical or literary texts in Scandinavian languages when referring to a specific hour or a defined portion of the day.