jordgubbe
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom jord (“earth”) + gubbe (“little lump”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjordgubbe c
- a strawberry, from Fragaria × ananassa
- Synonym: ananassmultron (obsolete, 18th century)
- plocka jordgubbar
- pick strawberries
- jordgubbar i en skål med mjölk och socker
- strawberries in a bowl with milk and sugar
- jordgubbssylt
- strawberry jam
- jordgubbstårta
- strawberry cake
- (dialectal) a wild strawberry, from Fragaria vesca
- Synonym: smultron
- (obsolete, 17th century) a musk strawberry, from Fragaria moschata
- (obsolete, 17th century) a creamy strawberry, from Fragaria viridis
Usage notes
editTurns into "jordgubbs-" in compounds.
Declension
editDeclension of jordgubbe | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | jordgubbe | jordgubben | jordgubbar | jordgubbarna |
Genitive | jordgubbes | jordgubbens | jordgubbars | jordgubbarnas |
Derived terms
edit- jordgubb (“(taste of) strawberry”)
- jordgubbssylt (“strawberry jam”)
See also
edit- smultron (“wild strawberry”)