sjökalv
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish siokalver. Equivalent of sjö (“sea”) + kalv (“calf”). Second element may be related to Old English calwer (“curds”), referring to the consistency.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sjökalv c
- (dialectal) common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
- Synonym: (standard) öronmanet
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | sjökalv | sjökalvs |
definite | sjökalven | sjökalvens | |
plural | indefinite | sjökalvar | sjökalvars |
definite | sjökalvarna | sjökalvarnas |
References
[edit]- Sjökalv i grytan (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 21 October 2013 (originally published June 2007). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- sjökalv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)