tallrik

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From tall +‎ rik; compare German zahlreich, German Low German tahlriek and tallriek.

Adjective

tallrik (neuter singular tallrikt, definite singular and plural tallrike)

  1. numerous

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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtalˌrɪk/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish talerk borrowed from Low German tallorken and Low German tallor, the latter possibly from Middle Dutch taeljoor (cutting board, plate) from Old French tailleor (cutting board, plate) from Old French tailler (cutting off) from Late Latin taliare (cutting off). Attested since 1461 to 1462 as talerk, since mid-1500 as tallrik.

Noun

tallrik c

  1. a plate, a dish (serving dish)
    Hypernym: minnestallrik (anniversary plate)
    Hyponyms: kuvert (place setting), porslin (porcelain, fine china), servis (crockery)
    Meronyms: brätte (edge), spegel (mirror, centre part of plate)
  2. (as a suffix) served as a full meal, with one or more side dishes
    Hypernyms: hamburgertallrik (hamburger meal), kebabtallrik (kebab meal), pastatallrik (pasta meal), salladstallrik (salad meal)
Declension
Declension of tallrik
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tallrik tallriks
definite tallriken tallrikens
plural indefinite tallrikar tallrikars
definite tallrikarna tallrikarnas
Coordinate terms

(plate): assiett (small plate), djuptallrik (soup plate, pasta bowl (deep plate)), pastatallrik (pasta plate), skål (bowl), tefat (saucer) +

Derived terms
  • tallriksmodell (plate model)

Etymology 2

tall (pine) +‎ rik (rich)

Adjective

tallrik (comparative tallrikare, superlative tallrikast)

  1. containing a large amount of pine trees
    en tallrik skog
    a forest rich with pine trees
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