sjökalv
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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)