marmelad

Swedish

(apelsin)marmelad

Etymology

Borrowed from French marmelade.

Noun

marmelad c

1. marmalade
2. jam (when thicker (and spread on bread), similar to marmalade – not necessarily made from citrus fruits)

   fikonmarmelad

   fig jam

Usage notes

More about the consistency and whether intended to be spread on bread than being made from citrus fruits in Swedish.

Declension

Declension of marmelad

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	marmelad	marmelads
	definite	marmeladen	marmeladens
plural	indefinite	marmelader	marmeladers
	definite	marmeladerna	marmeladernas

See also

• sylt (“jam”)

References

• marmelad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• marmelad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)