sjokuláta

Faroese

Etymology

Often said to come from Nahuatl xocolātl The form xocolatl, however, is not directly attested. In any case, the word chocolate reached the European languages via Spanish and probably had something to do with Nahuatl ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoːʰkʊˌlɔɑːʰta/

Noun

sjokuláta f (genitive singular sjokulátu, uncountable)

  1. chocolate

Declension

f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative sjokuláta sjokulátan
accusative sjokulátu sjokulátuna
dative sjokulátu sjokulátuni
genitive sjokulátu sjokulátunnar

Derived terms

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