schalottenlök

Swedish

Etymology

From schalott, influenced by German to -en- and suffixed with lök (“onion, bulb”). Borrowed from French échalote, ultimately from the town Ashkelon. First attested in 1754.

Cognate with Danish chalotteløg, skalotteløg, charlotteløg, Norwegian sjalottløk, and German schalottenlauch.

Noun

schalottenlök c

1. shallot

Declension

Declension of schalottenlök

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	schalottenlök	schalottenlöks
	definite	schalottenlöken	schalottenlökens
plural	indefinite	schalottenlökar	schalottenlökars
	definite	schalottenlökarna	schalottenlökarnas

Synonyms

• asklök
• potatislök

References

• schalottenlök in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• schalottenlök in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)