marmeláda
See also: marmelada
Czech
Etymology
Via German Marmelade and French marmelade from Portuguese marmelada (“quince jam”) (from marmelo (“quince”) from Latin melimēlum from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”)).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmarmɛˌlaːda/
Usage notes
- Although after the Czech Republic's becoming a member of the European Union it is legally required that only marmalade is labelled by the word marmeláda in trade, in common speech the word refers to jam made of any kind of fruit.
Declension
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | marmeláda | marmelády |
| genitive | marmelády | marmelád |
| dative | marmeládě | marmeládám |
| accusative | marmeládu | marmelády |
| vocative | marmeládo | marmelády |
| locative | marmeládě | marmeládách |
| instrumental | marmeládou | marmeládami |
Synonyms
References
- marmeláda in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
- "marmeláda" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
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