rosolli
Finnish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from dialectal Russian россол (rossol) (standard Russian рассол (rassol, “brine”)). How the Finnish meaning developed is not certain.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrosolli
- A cold salad made with cooked cubed carrot, beet and pickle as main ingredients, often also apple, onion, boiled egg and pickled herring, served with spiced whipped cream.
Usage notes
edit- rosolli is an essential element in the traditional Finnish Christmas table, see joulupöytä
Declension
editInflection of rosolli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | rosolli | rosollit | ||
genitive | rosollin | rosollien | ||
partitive | rosollia | rosolleja | ||
illative | rosolliin | rosolleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | rosolli | rosollit | ||
accusative | nom. | rosolli | rosollit | |
gen. | rosollin | |||
genitive | rosollin | rosollien | ||
partitive | rosollia | rosolleja | ||
inessive | rosollissa | rosolleissa | ||
elative | rosollista | rosolleista | ||
illative | rosolliin | rosolleihin | ||
adessive | rosollilla | rosolleilla | ||
ablative | rosollilta | rosolleilta | ||
allative | rosollille | rosolleille | ||
essive | rosollina | rosolleina | ||
translative | rosolliksi | rosolleiksi | ||
abessive | rosollitta | rosolleitta | ||
instructive | — | rosollein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- sillisalaatti
- sinsalla (Central and South Ostrobothnia)
- punane sallatti ("red salad") (SW Finland)
Further reading
edit- “rosolli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03