Stockholm dialects

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, 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.

For instance a windmill owned by a Dutchman (holländare) would be called Holländskan ("Dutchwoman").

Another ending is -is from Latin[1] although in practice it is used roughly as a diminutive or to add familiarity.

Examples include Medis (Medborgarplatsen) or Rålis (Rålambshovsparken).

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