marsipantårta

Swedish

A princess cake with a green marzipan cover.

Alternative forms

• Archaic: marzipan-tårta
• Humorous: massipantåta

Etymology

Compound of marsipan (“marzipan”) +‎ tårta (“cake”). Attested since 1886.

Noun

marsipantårta c

1. a marzipan cake; any cake that is covered by or containing marzipan
   • 1886, Nordisk Familjebok‎^[1], volume 10:

     Vanligen förekommer marzipan-tårtan dekorerad med relieffigurer, formade af samma deg.

     Usually the marzipan cake is decorated with relief figures, shaped from the same dough.

Declension

Declension of marsipantårta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	marsipantårta	marsipantårtas
	definite	marsipantårtan	marsipantårtans
plural	indefinite	marsipantårtor	marsipantårtors
	definite	marsipantårtorna	marsipantårtornas

References

• marsipantårta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)