marmelad
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French marmelade.
Noun
marmelad c
- marmalade
- jam (when thicker (and spread on bread), similar to marmalade – not necessarily made from citrus fruits)
- fikonmarmelad
- fig jam
Usage notes
More about the consistency and whether intended to be spread on bread than being made from citrus fruits in Swedish.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | marmelad | marmelads |
| definite | marmeladen | marmeladens | |
| plural | indefinite | marmelader | marmeladers |
| definite | marmeladerna | marmeladernas |
See also
- sylt (“jam”)