hårdmacka
Swedish
Etymology
hård (“hard”) + macka (“(open) sandwich”)
Noun
hårdmacka c
- an (open) sandwich made on hard (as opposed to soft) bread, like crispbread or tunnbröd
- Synonym: hårdbrödmacka
- Antonym: mjukmacka
- att bre sig en hårdmacka
- to make oneself a crispbread sandwich (most commonly)
- Vill du ha en hårdmacka eller en mjukmacka?
- Do you want [a] crispbread [sandwich] or [a] soft bread [sandwich]? (or "regular bread," but crispbread isn't considered "non-regular" in Sweden, though "mjukmacka" would be less commonly qualified)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hårdmacka | hårdmackas |
| definite | hårdmackan | hårdmackans | |
| plural | indefinite | hårdmackor | hårdmackors |
| definite | hårdmackorna | hårdmackornas |
See also
- hårdbröd
- knäckebröd (“crispbread”)