smörgås
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of smör (“butter”) + gås (“goose”), originally referring 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 to the combination of bread and butter (and other toppings).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmœrˌɡoːs/, /ˈsmœrˌɡɔs/
Audio (en smörgås) (file) - Hyphenation: smör‧gås, definite: smör‧gås‧en
Declension
| Declension of smörgås | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | smörgås | smörgåsen | smörgåsar | smörgåsarna |
| Genitive | smörgås | smörgåsens | smörgåsars | smörgåsarnas |
Derived terms
- dubbelsmörgås
- kasta smörgås
- korvsmörgås
- leverpastejsmörgås
- ostsmörgås
- räksmörgås
- skinksmörgås
- smörgåsbord
- smörgåsbricka
- smörgåsgaffel
- smörgåsgrill
- smörgåskrasse
- smörgåsmat
- smörgåsnisse
- smörgåspaket
- smörgåspapper
- smörgåspålägg
- smörgåstårta
References
- smörgås in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smörgås in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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