bägare

See also: bagare

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bikare, from Old Norse bikarr (“cup”), from Old Saxon bikeri (“cup”), from Late Latin bīcārium (“wine vat, jug”), probably a diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”). Related to German Becher.

Noun

bägare c

1. a cup, a beaker, a goblet (finer drinking vessel)

   Töm din bägare

   Drink up (empty your cup)

2. a cup (similarly shaped container, for example for holding ice cream)

   Hur vill du ha din glass? Strut, våffla eller bägare?

   How would you like your ice cream? Regular cone, waffle cone or in a cup?

Usage notes

Refers to a cup as opposed to a cone generally in the case of ice cream, not necessarily implying a fancier container.

Declension

Declension of bägare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bägare	bägaren	bägare	bägarna
Genitive	bägares	bägarens	bägares	bägarnas

Derived terms

• bägarkorall
• droppen som fick bägaren att rinna över
• glädjebägare
• tärningsbägare (“dice cup, dice shaker”)

References

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

Anagrams

• begära