pilgrimsmussla
Swedish
editEtymology
editpilgrim + -s- + mussla. The name originated with the practice of pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela using it as their symbol. Compare French coquille Saint-Jacques, German Jakobsmuschel.
Noun
editpilgrimsmussla c
- scallop (edible subspecies of Pecten maximus or Pecten jacobaeus)
Usage notes
editCommonly used in a culinary sense, rarely by biologists.
Declension
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pilgrimsmussla | pilgrimsmusslan | pilgrimsmusslor | pilgrimsmusslorna |
Genitive | pilgrimsmusslas | pilgrimsmusslans | pilgrimsmusslors | pilgrimsmusslornas |