ättika

See also: Attika

Swedish

Etymology

From late Old Norse edik, from Middle Low German etik or Middle Dutch edik, from Proto-West Germanic *atek, metathesized variant of *aket, from Latin acētum.

Compare Faroese edikur, Norwegian Bokmål eddik, Danish eddike, Icelandic edik, Old English æċed, German Essig.

According to SO attested since the latter half of the 14th century via Codex Bureanus.

Noun

ättika c

  1. Various concentrations of acetic acid; white vinegar.
  2. (cooking) A solution of water and 24% acetic acid; concentrated white vinegar. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of ättika
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ättika ättikas
definite ättikan ättikans
plural indefinite ättikor ättikors
definite ättikorna ättikornas

Meronyms

Derived terms

  • inläggningsättika (6% acetic acid, literally pickling acetic)
  • isättika (90–100% acetic acid, literally ice acetic)
  • matättika (3% acetic acid, literally food acetic)
  • ättika (24% acetic acid, literally acetic)
  • ättikslag (pickling solution, literally acetic brine/solution)
  • ättiksprit (12% acetic acid, literally acetic spirit)

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