bläckfisk

Swedish

Etymology

bläck (“ink”) +‎ fisk (“fish”)

Noun

bläckfisk c

1. cephalopod, (loosely) inkfish
   1. octopus

      Synonym: åttaarmad bläckfisk

   2. squid

      Synonym: tioarmad bläckfisk

   3. cuttlefish

      Synonym: sepialiknande bläckfisk

   4. (technically, though rarely called "bläckfisk") nautilus

      Synonym: pärlbåt

2. (in the plural) Cephalopoda
3. octopus, squid, etc. (as food)

Declension

Declension of bläckfisk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bläckfisk	bläckfisks
	definite	bläckfisken	bläckfiskens
plural	indefinite	bläckfiskar	bläckfiskars
	definite	bläckfiskarna	bläckfiskarnas

Derived terms

• bläckfiskring (“calamari ring”)

References

• “bläckfisk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bläckfisk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)