äggakaka

Swedish

äggakaka with pork and lingonberries

Alternative forms

• äggakaga (Scanian form)
• äggkaka (more standard Swedish form)

Etymology

Compound of ägg (“egg”) +‎ -a- +‎ kaka (“cake”) The interfix -a-, from a merge of the obsolete genitive plural -a and (likewise obsolete) feminine genitive singular -ar, is traditionally used to form compounds in southern and western Swedish, cf. ålagille, lealös and nattamat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɛɡaˌkɑːka/

Noun

äggakaka c

1. a Scanian dish made by frying a batter of eggs in a pan and then eaten with pork and lingonberries
   • 2019, Micaela Landelius, “Shakespeare pub firar 50 – med ny ägare [Shakespeare Pub celebrates 50 years – with new owner]”, in Sydsvenskan‎^[1]:

     Jag vill servera äggakaga på riktigt eller köttbullar, sås och pantofflor som smakar som mors därhemma. Det enkla är ofta det svåra.

     I want to serve real egg cake or meatballs, sauce and potatoes that taste like mother’s back home. The easy is often what is difficult.

Declension

Declension of äggakaka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	äggakaka	äggakakas
	definite	äggakakan	äggakakans
plural	indefinite	äggakakor	äggakakors
	definite	äggakakorna	äggakakornas

References

• äggkaka in Svensk ordbok (SO)