smörgås
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of smör (“butter”) + gås (“goose”), originally referring to small pieces of butter that float to the surface of milk as it is churned. These were spread on bread, and gave the name to the combination of bread and butter (and other toppings).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmœrˌɡoːs/, /ˈsmœrˌɡɔs/
Audio (en smörgås) (file) - Hyphenation: smör‧gås, definite: smör‧gås‧en
Noun
smörgås c (countable)
Usage notes
- Open sandwiches are the most common type in Swedish cuisine. A sandwich with two pieces of bread can be qualified as a dubbelmacka.
- Almost always buttered (in addition to any toppings), unbuttered bread being considered dry.
Declension
| Declension of smörgås | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | smörgås | smörgåsen | smörgåsar | smörgåsarna |
| Genitive | smörgås | smörgåsens | smörgåsars | smörgåsarnas |
Derived terms
- dubbelsmörgås
- kasta smörgås
- korvsmörgås
- leverpastejsmörgås
- ostsmörgås
- räksmörgås
- skinksmörgås
- smörgåsbord
- smörgåsbricka
- smörgåsgaffel
- smörgåsgrill
- smörgåskrasse
- smörgåsmat
- smörgåsnisse
- smörgåspaket
- smörgåspapper
- smörgåspålägg
- smörgåstårta
References
- smörgås in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- smörgås in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smörgås in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- smörgås in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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