matjessill

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of Dutch maatjesharing. First part related to Dutch maagd (“maiden”), second part from sill.

Noun

matjessill c

1. matjes herring

Declension

Declension of matjessill
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	matjessill	matjessillen	matjessillar	matjessillarna
Genitive	matjessills	matjessillens	matjessillars	matjessillarnas

References

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