ålagille

Swedish

Etymology

From ål (“eel”) +‎ -a- +‎ gille (“feast”). The interfix -a- is traditionally used to form compounds in southern and western Swedish, cf. äggakaka, lealös and nattamat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²oːlaˌjɪlːɛ/

Noun

ålagille n

  1. an autumn feast, typically in southern Sweden, where various eel dishes are served

Declension

Declension of ålagille
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ålagille ålagilles
definite ålagillet ålagillets
plural indefinite ålagillen ålagillens
definite ålagillena ålagillenas

References

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