mejeri
Danish
Etymology
From German Meierei, from Meier (“manager”) + -ei, from Medieval Latin maior (domūs) (“administrator”), from maior (“larger”), the comparative of magnus. Compare also English mayor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑjɐˈʁiˀ]
Noun
mejeri n (singular definite mejeriet, plural indefinite mejerier)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mejeri | mejeriet | mejerier | mejerierne |
| genitive | mejeris | mejeriets | mejeriers | mejeriernes |
Swedish
Noun
mejeri n
- a dairy (processing milk into products such as butter and cheese)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | mejeri | mejeris |
| definite | mejeriet | mejeriets | |
| plural | indefinite | mejerier | mejeriers |
| definite | mejerierna | mejeriernas |
Derived terms
- mejeriprodukt (“dairy product”)