strömming

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ströminger. Possibly a variant of obsolete strömling (of disputed origin), or derived from strömma (“to stream”) suffixed with -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrœmˌɪŋ/, [ˈstrœ̝mːˌɪŋ]

Noun

strömming c

1. A subspecies of Baltic herring.

Declension

Declension of strömming
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	strömming	strömmingen	strömmingar	strömmingarna
Genitive	strömmings	strömmingens	strömmingars	strömmingarnas

Hypernyms

• sill

Derived terms

• surströmming

References

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