spenat

See also: špenát

Swedish

spenat

mitt i spenaten

Etymology

From German Spinat and Spanish espinaca, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Persian اسپناخ (espanâx).

Pronunciation

• (Central Sweden) IPA^(key): /spɛnˈɑːt/, [s̪pən̪ˈɑːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt

Noun

spenat c

1. spinach (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea)
2. (slang) green nature, offroad, wilderness, countryside, in the middle of nowhere

   mitt i spenaten

   in the middle of nowhere, in the countryside

Declension

Declension of spenat
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spenat	spenaten	—	—
Genitive	spenats	spenatens	—	—

Related terms

• spenatsoppa

References

• spenat in Svensk ordbok (SO)