ålagille

Swedish

Etymology

From ål (“eel”) +‎ -a- +‎ gille (“feast”). The interfix -a- is traditionally used to form compounds in southern and western Swedish, cf. äggakaka, lealös and nattamat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²oːlaˌjɪlːɛ/

Noun

ålagille n

1. an autumn feast, typically in southern Sweden, where various eel dishes are served

Declension

Declension of ålagille
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ålagille	ålagillet	ålagillen	ålagillena
Genitive	ålagilles	ålagillets	ålagillens	ålagillenas

References

• ålagille in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)