dussin

dussin

"Dussin" means "dozen" in English.

Here, 'dussin' is again used as a noun to indicate multiple groups of twelve, emphasizing a larger set of items.

I min samling finns det flera dussin olika gamla frimärken.

In my collection, there are several dozen different old stamps.

Here, the word 'dussin' is used as a noun indicating a quantity equivalent to twelve, which is a common usage in Swedish.

Jag köpte ett dussin äpplen på marknaden.

I bought a dozen apples at the market.

In this sentence, 'dussin' is part of a compound word 'dussinmänniska', meaning 'a dozen person' metaphorically to describe someone average or unremarkable.

En dussinmänniska har ofta vanliga vanor och intressen.

A run-of-the-mill person often has common habits and interests.