smörgås

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of smör (“butter”) +‎ gås (“goose”), originally referring to small pieces of butter which float to the surface of the milk as it is churned. These were spread on bread, and gave the name to the combination of bread and butter (and other toppings).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmœrˌɡoːs/, /ˈsmœrˌɡɔs/

• Audio (en smörgås)

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• Hyphenation: smör‧gås, definite: smör‧gås‧en

Noun

smörgås c (countable)

1. a sandwich; a slice of bread with toppings

   Synonym: macka c

Declension

Declension of smörgås
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	smörgås	smörgåsen	smörgåsar	smörgåsarna
Genitive	smörgås	smörgåsens	smörgåsars	smörgåsarnas

Derived terms

• dubbelsmörgås
• korvsmörgås
• leverpastejsmörgås
• ostsmörgås
• räksmörgås
• skinksmörgås
• smörgåsbord
• smörgåsbricka
• smörgåsgaffel
• smörgåsgrill
• smörgåskrasse
• smörgåsmat
• smörgåsnisse
• smörgåspaket
• smörgåspapper
• smörgåspålägg
• smörgåstårta

 

References

• smörgås in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• smörgås in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)