betasuppe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

beta +‎ suppe, first part beta (“a bite”), dialectal form of bete (“a mouthfull, a bite; a small piece”), from Old Norse biti (“a bite, mouthfull”), from Proto-Germanic *bitô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split, crack”).

The second part suppe (“soup”), borrowed from German Low German suppe, soppe, sope (“soup”), from Proto-Germanic *supô, *suppô, *suppǭ (“broth, soup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːtaˌsʉpːə/

• Rhymes: -ʉpːə
• Hyphenation: be‧ta‧sup‧pe

Noun

betasuppe f or m (definite singular betasuppa or betasuppen, indefinite plural betasupper, definite plural betasuppene)

1. (cooking) a traditional Norwegian barley-based soup with chunks of meat, potato and other vegetables
   • 2010, Benedicte Meyer Kroneberg, Ingen skal høre hvor stille det er:

     de andre mødrene … lager vanlige middager; betasuppe og stekte fiskekaker med brun saus

     the other mothers ... make regular dinners; betasuppe and fried fish cakes with brown sauce

References

• “betasuppe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “betasuppe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “betasuppe” in Store norske leksikon