lakrits
Swedish
Etymology
From Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza), from γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /¹lɑːkrɪs/, /¹lakrɪs/
- Rhymes: -¹ɑːkrɪs, -¹akrɪs
Declension
| Declension of lakrits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | lakrits | lakritsen | — | — |
| Genitive | lakrits | lakritsens | — | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: lakritsi
Further reading
- lakrits in Svensk ordbok.
- lakrits in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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