semla

English

a typical semla

Etymology

From Swedish semla, ultimately from Latin simila (“finest quality wheat flour”), through Old Swedish. Doublet of semola and semel; compare semolina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmlə/

Noun

semla (plural semlas)

1. A pastry with a cream and almond paste filling, traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.

Translations

Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday

• Belarusian: се́мла f (sjémla)
• Danish: fastelavnsbolle c
• Dutch: semla m or f
• Estonian: vastlakukkel
• Finnish: laskiaispulla (fi)
• French: semla (fr) m
• German: Semla f
• Japanese: セムラ (semura)
• Korean: 셈라 (semna)
• Norwegian: fastelavnsbolle m
• Russian: се́мла f (sémla)
• Spanish: semla m
• Swedish: semla (sv) c, fastlagsbulle (sv) c, fettisdagsbulle c

Anagrams

• EMALS, Lemas, MELAS, Males, Salem, Selma, Smale, Smeal, almes, amels, lames, lamés, leams, males, meals, melas, mesal

Swedish

en semla

Alternative forms

• (jocular) temla

Etymology

From Old Swedish sembla, ultimately from Latin simila (“finest quality wheat flour”). See also Finnish sämpylä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Sweden) /²sɛmla/, /²semla/, (Finland) /ˈsemlɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɛmla

Noun

semla c

1. (Finland) bun, bread roll

   Synonym: småfranska

2. (Sweden) semla (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday)

   Synonyms: fastlagsbulle, fettisdagsbulle

   Hyponym: hetvägg

   Meronym: hatt (“hat; top half bun”)

Declension

Declension of semla
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	semla	semlan	semlor	semlorna
Genitive	semlas	semlans	semlors	semlornas

Descendants

• → Belarusian: се́мла (sjémla)
• → Dutch: semla
• → English: semla
• → French: semla
• → German: Semla
• → Russian: се́мла (sémla)
• → Spanish: semla

See also

• hetvägg

References

• semla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• semla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• semla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Selma, males, samle, smale