matjessill

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of Dutch maatjesharing. First part related to Dutch maagd (“maiden”), second part from sill.

Noun

matjessill c

1. matjes herring

Declension

Declension of matjessill

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	matjessill	matjessills
	definite	matjessillen	matjessillens
plural	indefinite	matjessillar	matjessillars
	definite	matjessillarna	matjessillarnas

References

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