saltkar

Swedish

Etymology

salt +‎ kar

Noun

saltkar n

1. a salt shaker

   Synonym: saltströare

2. a salt cellar, a saltbox

Usage notes

The references might avoid the "salt shaker" sense for etymological reasons, but most people call them "saltkar." Compare UK sense of "salt cellar."

Declension

Declension of saltkar

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	saltkar	saltkars
	definite	saltkaret	saltkarets
plural	indefinite	saltkar	saltkars
	definite	saltkaren	saltkarens

Coordinate terms

• saltströare

References

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