messmör

Swedish

Etymology

From a dialectal word mesa (“whey”) +‎ smör (“butter”). Cognate to Icelandic mysa (“whey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²meːsˌsmøːr/, /²mɛsˌsmøːr/

Noun

messmör n

1. a soft dairy product made from whey, often used as sandwich spread

Declension

Declension of messmör

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	messmör	messmörs
	definite	messmöret	messmörets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• mesost

References

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