surströmming
See also: surstrømming
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish surströmming, from sur (“sour”) + strömming (“Baltic herring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɜːmɪŋ/, /ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɒmɪŋ/
Noun
surströmming (uncountable)
- A traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.
Translations
traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
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Danish
Etymology
From Swedish surströmming (literally “sour herring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsuɐ̯ˌsd̥ʁɶmeŋ]
Noun
surströmming c (singular definite surströmmingen, not used in plural form)
- surströmming (traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | surströmming | surströmmingen |
| genitive | surströmmings | surströmmingens |
Swedish
Etymology
sur (“sour”) + strömming (“Baltic herring”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʉːrˌstrœmɪŋ/, [ˈsʉ̟ːˌʂʈrœ̝mːɪŋ]
Noun
surströmming c
- surströmming (traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring)
- Synonym: suring
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | surströmming | surströmmings |
| definite | surströmmingen | surströmmingens | |
| plural | indefinite | surströmmingar | surströmmingars |
| definite | surströmmingarna | surströmmingarnas |
Derived terms
- surströmmingsburk (“can of surströmming”)
- surströmmingsklämma (“surströmming sandwich (with accompaniments – a common way to eat surströmming)”)
- surströmmingspremiär