ålagille

Swedish

Etymology

From ål (“eel”) +‎ -a- +‎ gille (“feast”). The interfix -a- is traditionally used to form compounds in southern and western Swedish, cf. äggakaka, lealös and nattamat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²oːlaˌjɪlːɛ/

Noun

ålagille n

1. an autumn feast, typically in southern Sweden, where various eel dishes are served

Declension

Declension of ålagille

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ålagille	ålagilles
	definite	ålagillet	ålagillets
plural	indefinite	ålagillen	ålagillens
	definite	ålagillena	ålagillenas

References

• ålagille in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)