tallrik

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From tall +‎ rik; compare German zahlreich, German Low German tahlriek and tallriek.

Adjective

tallrik (neuter singular tallrikt, definite singular and plural tallrike)

1. numerous

See also

• talrik (Nynorsk)

References

• “tallrik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

mat på en tallrik [food on a plate]

travar av tallrikar [stacks of plates]

en papptallrik [a paper [cardboard] plate]

en plasttallrik [a plastic plate]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtalˌrɪk/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish talerk borrowed from Low German tallorken and Low German tallor, the latter possibly from Middle Dutch taeljoor (“cutting board, plate”) from Old French tailleor (“cutting board, plate”) from Old French tailler (“cutting off”) from Late Latin taliare (“cutting off”). Attested since 1461 to 1462 as talerk, since mid-1500 as tallrik.

Noun

tallrik c

1. a plate, a dish (serving dish)

   Hypernym: minnestallrik (“anniversary plate”)

   Hyponyms: kuvert (“place setting”), porslin (“porcelain, fine china”), servis (“crockery”)

   Meronyms: brätte (“edge”), spegel (“mirror, centre part of plate”)

2. (as a suffix) served as a full meal, with one or more side dishes

   Hypernyms: hamburgertallrik (“hamburger meal”), kebabtallrik (“kebab meal”), pastatallrik (“pasta meal”), salladstallrik (“salad meal”)

Declension

Declension of tallrik

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tallrik	tallriks
	definite	tallriken	tallrikens
plural	indefinite	tallrikar	tallrikars
	definite	tallrikarna	tallrikarnas

Coordinate terms

(plate): assiett (“small plate”), djuptallrik (“soup plate, pasta bowl (deep plate)”), pastatallrik (“pasta plate”), skål (“bowl”), tefat (“saucer”) +

Derived terms

• tallriksmodell (“plate model”)

Etymology 2

tall (“pine”) +‎ rik (“rich”)

Adjective

tallrik (comparative tallrikare, superlative tallrikast)

1. containing a large amount of pine trees

   en tallrik skog

   a forest rich with pine trees

See also

• talrik

References

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