sukker

• IPA^(key): /sokər/, [ˈsɔɡ̊ɐ]

From Middle Low German sucker, from Italian zucchero,, from Arabic سُكَّر‎ (sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (shekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).

sukker n (singular definite sukkeret, plural indefinite sukkere)

1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)
2. sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)
3. (chemistry) sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)

• → Faroese: sukur
• → Icelandic: sykur

See sukke (“to sigh”).

sukker

1. present of sukke

From German Zucker, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر‎ (sukkar), from Persian شکر‎ (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar,” originally “grit, gravel”).

sukker

1. sugar

• → Latvian: cukurs
  • → Livonian: tsukkõr

From Middle Low German sucker, and Italian zucchero.

sukker n (definite singular sukkeret, indefinite plural sukker or sukkere, definite plural sukkera or sukkerne)

1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)
2. sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)
3. sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)

• “sukker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German sucker, and Italian zucchero.

sukker n (definite singular sukkeret, indefinite plural sukker, definite plural sukkera)

1. sugar (as above)

• “sukker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.