våffla

Swedish
A traditional Swedish waffle.
A belgisk våffla (“Belgian waffle”) with strawberries.

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch wafel (“waffle”) from Middle Dutch wāfel (“waffle”) derivating from a Middle Dutch word corresponding to German wabe (“honey comb”) with roots in Middle French vaufre (“weaving”). Attested in Swedish since 1642.

Noun

våffla c

  1. a waffle (flat pastry)
  2. (when clear from context) a waffle cone, possibly filled with ice cream
    Vill du ha strut eller våffla?
    Do you want your ice cream in a regular cone or a waffle cone?
    Synonym: våffelstrut
Declension
Declension of våffla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative våffla våfflan våfflor våfflorna
Genitive våfflas våfflans våfflors våfflornas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From våffla (“waffle”).

Verb

våffla (present våfflar, preterite våfflade, supine våfflat, imperative våffla)

  1. to provide (something) with a relief-like grid pattern, similar to that on waffles
    våfflat hår ― crimped ("waffled") hair
Conjugation
Conjugation of våffla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive våffla våfflas
Supine våfflat våfflats
Imperative våffla —
Imper. plural1 våfflen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative våfflar våfflade våfflas våfflades
Ind. plural1 våffla våfflade våfflas våfflades
Subjunctive2 våffle våfflade våffles våfflades
Participles
Present participle våfflande
Past participle våfflad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms

See also

References
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