smör

See also: smør

Swedish

smör

smör for spreading on sandwiches (see also bre and gott) – butter sticks and the like are less commonly used to butter sandwiches

Etymology

From Old Swedish smior, smiør, smør, from Old Norse smjǫr, smør, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą, from Proto-Indo-European *smérus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smøːr/

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Noun

smör n

1. butter (soft foodstuff made from milk)
2. (by extension) butter (fat spread on a sandwich, whether strictly butter or for example margarine)

   bre smör på en macka

   spread butter on a sandwich

3. (colloquial) flattering, sucking up

   Synonym: smörande

Usage notes

Not normally considered a pålägg (“topping, spread”) in itself when spread on a sandwich. Sandwiches are almost always buttered in Swedish cuisine.

Declension

Declension of smör

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smör	smörs
	definite	smöret	smörets
plural	indefinite	smör	smörs
	definite	smören	smörens

Related terms

• aromsmör
• kryddsmör
• rövsmör
• smöra
• smörassiett
• smörbakelse
• smörberg
• smörblomma
• smörboll
• smörbult
• smörbytta
• smördeg
• smörfräst
• smörgul
• smörgås
• smörig
• smörklick
• smörklimp
• smörkniv
• smörkräm
• smörkula
• smörkärna
• smörkärning
• smörning
• smörpaket
• smörpapper
• smörpassning
• smörrebröd
• smörsopp
• smörspade
• smörstekt
• smörsvamp
• smörsyra
• smörsång
• smörsångare
• smörsås
• smörtenor
• smöröga

See also

• bre
• macka (“sandwich”)
• smörgås (“sandwich”)

References

• “smör”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “smör”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “smör”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH
• smör in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)