saltkar

Swedish

Etymology

salt +‎ kar

Noun

saltkar n

1. a salt shaker

   Synonym: saltströare

2. a salt cellar, a saltbox

Usage notes

The references might avoid the "salt shaker" sense for etymological reasons, but most people call them "saltkar." Compare UK sense of "salt cellar."

Declension

Declension of saltkar
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	saltkar	saltkaret	saltkar	saltkaren
Genitive	saltkars	saltkarets	saltkars	saltkarens

Coordinate terms

• saltströare

References

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