sylta
See also: syltä
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish sylta, "to preserve; to salt", from Low German sülten, "boil in brine; preserve" and related to salt. The origin comes from the widespread use of salt as a preservative in pre-modern times.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sylta c
- jellied meat, head cheese (American English), brawn (British English)
- Sylta anses ofta som en traditionell svensk julrätt.
- Jellied meat is often considered a traditional Swedish Christmas dish.
- (colloquial, derogatory) a simple or lowly place where food is served; a joint
- Vi åt lunch på en billig sylta vid stationen.
- We had lunch at a cheap joint by the station.
Declension edit
| Declension of sylta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sylta | syltan | syltor | syltorna |
| Genitive | syltas | syltans | syltors | syltornas |
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
sylta (present syltar, preterite syltade, supine syltat, imperative sylta)
- to preserve fruit or vegetables by boiling in sugar.
- Varje år syltar vi frukt på gården.
- We preserve fruit every year on the farm.
- to be mixed up in something disreputable (as in sylta in sig or bli insyltad).
- De blev insyltade i skumraskaffärer.
- They got mixed up in shady business.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sylta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sylta | syltas | ||
| Supine | syltat | syltats | ||
| Imperative | sylta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sylten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | syltar | syltade | syltas | syltades |
| Ind. plural1 | sylta | syltade | syltas | syltades |
| Subjunctive2 | sylte | syltade | syltes | syltades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | syltande | |||
| Past participle | syltad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||