sjökalv
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish siokalver. Equivalent of sjö (“sea”) + kalv (“calf”). Second element may be related to Old English calwer (“curds”), referring to the consistency.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sjökalv c
- (dialectal) common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
- Synonym: (standard) öronmanet
Declension edit
| Declension of sjökalv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sjökalv | sjökalven | sjökalvar | sjökalvarna |
| Genitive | sjökalvs | sjökalvens | sjökalvars | sjökalvarnas |
References edit
- Sjökalv i grytan (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 21 October 2013 (originally published June 2007). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- sjökalv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)