tallrik

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From tall +‎ rik; compare German zahlreich, German Low German tahlriek and tallriek.

Adjective

tallrik (neuter singular tallrikt, definite singular and plural tallrike)

1. numerous

See also

• talrik (Nynorsk)

References

• “tallrik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtalˌrɪk/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish talerk borrowed from Low German tallorken and Low German tallor, the latter possibly from Middle Dutch taeljoor (“cutting board, plate”) from Old French tailleor (“cutting board, plate”) from Old French tailler (“cutting off”) from Late Latin taliare (“cutting off”). Attested since 1461 to 1462 as talerk, since mid-1500 as tallrik.

Noun

tallrik c

1. a plate (a serving dish)

   Hypernym: minnestallrik (“anniversary plate”)

   Hyponyms: kuvert (“place setting”), porslin (“porcelain, fine china”), servis (“crockery”)

   Meronyms: brätte (“edge”), spegel (“mirror, centre part of plate”)

2. (as suffix) served as a full meal, with one or more side dish

   Hypernyms: hamburgertallrik (“hamburger meal”), kebabtallrik (“kebab meal”), pastatallrik (“pasta meal”), salladstallrik (“sallad meal”)

Declension

Declension of tallrik
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tallrik	tallriken	tallrikar	tallrikarna
Genitive	tallriks	tallrikens	tallrikars	tallrikarnas

Coordinate terms

(plate): assiett (“small plate”), djuptallrik (“soup plate, pasta bowl (deep plate)”), pastatallrik (“pasta plate”), skål (“bowl”), tefat (“saucer”) +

Derived terms

• tallriksmodell (“plate model”)

Etymology 2

tall (“pine”) +‎ rik (“rich”)

Adjective

tallrik (comparative tallrikare, superlative tallrikast)

1. containing a large amount of pine trees

   En tallrik skog.

   A forest rich with pine trees.

References

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