sjökalv
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish siokalver. Equivalent of sjö (“sea”) + kalv (“calf”). Second element may be related to Old English calwer (“curds”), referring to the consistency.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɧøːˌkalv/
Noun
sjökalv c
- (dialectal) common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
- Synonym: (standard) öronmanet
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sjökalv | sjökalvs |
| definite | sjökalven | sjökalvens | |
| plural | indefinite | sjökalvar | sjökalvars |
| definite | sjökalvarna | sjökalvarnas |
References
- Sjökalv i grytan (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 21 October 2013 (originally published June 2007). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- sjökalv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)