smörgås
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of smör (“butter”) + gås (“goose”); refers to small pieces of butter which float to the surface of the milk as it is churned. These were spread on bread, and gave the name for the whole bread + butter (+ other toppings) combination.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmœrˌɡoːs/, /ˈsmœrˌɡɔs/
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Declension
| Declension of smörgås | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | smörgås | smörgåsen | smörgåsar | smörgåsarna |
| Genitive | smörgås | smörgåsens | smörgåsars | smörgåsarnas |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dubbelsmörgås
- korvsmörgås
- leverpastejsmörgås
- ostsmörgås
- räksmörgås
- skinksmörgås
- smörgåsbord
- smörgåsbricka
- smörgåsgaffel
- smörgåskrasse
- smörgåsmat
- smörgåsnisse
- smörgåspaket
- smörgåspapper
- smörgåspålägg
- smörgåstårta
References
- smörgås in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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