sukker

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Danish

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sukker

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsokər/, [ˈsɔ̝ɡ̊ɐ], [ˈsɔ̽kɒ̽]

Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German sucker, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel).

Noun

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sukker n (singular definite sukkeret, plural indefinite sukkere)

  1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)
  2. sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)
  3. (chemistry) sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Faroese: sukur
  • Icelandic: sykur

Etymology 2

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See sukke (to sigh).

Verb

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sukker

  1. present of sukke

Livonian

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Etymology

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From German Zucker, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, ground or candied sugar,” originally “grit, gravel).

Noun

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sukker

  1. sugar

Descendants

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German sucker, from Middle High German zucker, from Italian zucchero.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sukker n (definite singular sukkeret, indefinite plural sukker or sukkere, definite plural sukkera or sukkerne)

  1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)
  2. sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)
  3. sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German sucker, and Italian zucchero.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sukker n (definite singular sukkeret, indefinite plural sukker, definite plural sukkera)

  1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)
  2. sugar (a generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.)
  3. sugar (any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy)

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