skaldjur

Swedish

Etymology

skal +‎ djur. Compare with German Schalentier.

Noun

skaldjur n

shellfish

Usage notes

Used in a culinary sense to describe edible marine animals with an exoskeleton, such as crustaceans and molluscs. For example: lobster, crayfish, shrimp, crab, and oyster.

Declension

Declension of skaldjur
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skaldjur	skaldjuret	skaldjur	skaldjuren
Genitive	skaldjurs	skaldjurets	skaldjurs	skaldjurens

References

skaldjur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
skaldjur in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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