sjökalv
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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]Declension of sjökalv | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sjökalv | sjökalven | sjökalvar | sjökalvarna |
Genitive | sjökalvs | sjökalvens | sjökalvars | 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)