jordgubbe

Swedish

en skål med jordgubbar [a bowl of strawberries] (sense 1)

in certain dialects, a wild strawberry (sense 2)

Etymology

From jord (“earth”) +‎ gubbe (“little lump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːɖˌɡɵbɛ/

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Noun

jordgubbe c

2. a strawberry, from Fragaria × ananassa

   Synonym: ananassmultron (obsolete, 18th century)

   plocka jordgubbar

   pick strawberries

   jordgubbar i en skål med mjölk och socker

   strawberries in a bowl with milk and sugar

   Jordgubbar smakar jordgubb

   Strawberries taste like strawberry [jordgubb is used for the taste]

   jordgubbssylt

   strawberry jam

   jordgubbstårta

   strawberry cake

   påta i jordgubbslandet

   potter around in the strawberry patch

4. (dialectal) a wild strawberry, from Fragaria vesca

   Synonym: smultron

5. (obsolete, 17th century) a musk strawberry, from Fragaria moschata
6. (obsolete, 17th century) a creamy strawberry, from Fragaria viridis

Usage notes

Turns into "jordgubbs-" in compounds.

Declension

Declension of jordgubbe

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	jordgubbe	jordgubbes
	definite	jordgubben	jordgubbens
plural	indefinite	jordgubbar	jordgubbars
	definite	jordgubbarna	jordgubbarnas

Derived terms

• jordgubb (“(taste of) strawberry”)
• jordgubbssylt (“strawberry jam”)

See also

• smultron (“wild strawberry”)

References

• jordgubbe in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jordgubbe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jordgubbe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)