lakrits

Swedish

Etymology

From Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza), from γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹lɑːkrɪs/, /¹lakrɪs/
• Rhymes: -¹ɑːkrɪs, -¹akrɪs

Noun

lakrits c (uncountable)

1. licorice/liquorice

Declension

Declension of lakrits

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lakrits	lakrits
	definite	lakritsen	lakritsens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• saltlakrits

Descendants

• → Finnish: lakritsi

Further reading

• lakrits in Svensk ordbok.
• lakrits in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• klistra