choklad

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɧʊkˈlɑː(d)/
• (light /ɧ/ variant) IPA^(key): [ʂʊkˈlɑːd]

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• Rhymes: -ɑːd, -ɑː

Noun

choklad c

1. (countable, uncountable) chocolate
   • 1910, Ludvig Nordström, Herrar, Bonnier, page 171:

     på lager hade firman prima lybsk medvurst, nissamatolja, finaste teer och choklader, edamerost, krystalliserad vanilj och champignoner

     in store, the firm had fine Lübeck meat sausages, Nice oil, the finest teas and chocolates, Edam cheese, crystallized vanilla and mushrooms

Usage notes

Choklad is treated as a neuter noun with the definite singular chokladet in some dialects, particularly in the south of Sweden. This usage is nonstandard however.

Declension

Declension of choklad
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	choklad	chokladen	choklader	chokladerna
Genitive	choklads	chokladens	chokladers	chokladernas

Derived terms

• chokladask
• chokladbit
• chokladboll
• chokladbrun
• chokladfärgad
• chokladglass
• chokladkaka
• chokladkartong
• chokladkräm
• chokladkyss
• chokladmousse
• chokladplatta
• chokladpralin
• chokladpudding
• chokladrippel
• chokladsmak
• chokladsås
• chokladtårta
• mjölkchoklad

 

Descendants

• → Finnish: suklaa

References

• choklad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)