Stockholm dialects () are the forms of Swedish spoken in

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. An exact definition encompassing its peculiarities is hard to find, as a cosmopolitan culture and early adoption infers a great variety of international influences that are then spread to the rest of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

, and, as Stockholm is a highly urbanized area, the dialects of Stockholm are more likely to undergo rapid changes than dialects spoken in rural areas. Some word endings are typical of Stockholm dialects. When windmills were used they were given female names ending in ''-an''. For instance a windmill owned by a Dutchman () would be called ("Dutchwoman"). The ''-an'' ending was later adopted for other places. For instance, Kungsträdgården became and ("library") became . Another ending is ''-is'' from Latin Svenska dialektmysterier, SVT, February 1, 2006 although in practice it is used roughly as a

diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

or to add familiarity. Examples include ( Medborgarplatsen) or (

Rålambshovsparken Rålambshovsparken (English: Rålambshov Park) is a park in the Marieberg district on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. Location This park passes under a section of Västerbron. In the west, the park borders the Konradsberg cam ...

). Some of these words, such as for ("preschool"), have spread into colloquial Swedish in general.

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