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
- Various concentrations of acetic acid; white vinegar.
- (cooking) A solution of water and 24% acetic acid; concentrated white vinegar. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension
| 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”)
See also
- vinäger (“flavoured vinegar”)