pålägg
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Nominalization of lägga på (“put on”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pålägg n
- (cold) food which is put on a sandwich; topping, spread, cold cuts
- (economy) extra fee (on a price etc.)
Usage notes edit
Sandwiches are almost always buttered in Swedish cuisine, with the butter not normally considered a pålägg in itself.
Declension edit
| Declension of pålägg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | pålägg | pålägget | pålägg | påläggen |
| Genitive | påläggs | påläggets | påläggs | påläggens |