sviskon
Swedish
Etymology
From older German Zwesken (now replaced by Zwetsche), ultimately from Late Latin damascēna, feminine form of damascēnus (“Damascene”), later interpreted as ? + -on.
Noun
sviskon n
- prune plum, Prunus domestica subsp. domestica (tree and fruit)
- Katrinplommon är torkade sviskon
- Prunes are dried prune plums
- a prune
- Synonym: katrinplommon
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sviskon | sviskons |
| definite | sviskonet | sviskonets | |
| plural | indefinite | sviskon | sviskons |
| definite | sviskonen | sviskonens |
See also
References
- sviskon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sviskon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sviskon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sviskon in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
- sviskon in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)