rölleka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rölika, from Middle Low German roleke, rolik, diminutive of *role (“roll; rolled shape”) (referring to the shape of the leaves).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrœlɛka/, /ˈrœlˌɛka/

Noun

rölleka c

  1. common yarrow
  2. any herb of the genus Achillea

Declension
Declension of rölleka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rölleka röllekan röllekor röllekorna
Genitive röllekas röllekans röllekors röllekornas

Alternative forms
  • röllika

References
  1. rölleka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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