sukker

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sukker

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sokər/, [ˈsɔɡ̊ɐ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German sucker, from Italian zucchero, , from Arabic سُكّر (súkkar), from Persian شکر (shekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).

Noun

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

    Inflection of sukker

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	sukker	sukkeret	sukkere	sukkerne
genitive	sukkers	sukkerets	sukkeres	sukkernes

Etymology 2

See sukke (“to sigh”).

Verb

sukker

1. present of sukke

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Norwegian

Noun

sukker n

1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)

This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at sugar. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see sukker in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) March 2010