lakrits
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza), from γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lakrits c (uncountable)
Declension edit
| Declension of lakrits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | lakrits | lakritsen | — | — |
| Genitive | lakrits | lakritsens | — | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: lakritsi
Further reading edit
- lakrits in Svensk ordbok.
- lakrits in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)