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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Marmelade or French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada (“quince jam”), from marmelo (“quince”), from Latin melimēlum, from Ancient Greek μελίμηλον (melímēlon), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
marmeláda f
- jam (food), marmalade
- Synonym: džem
Usage notes
- Although after the Czech Republic's becoming a member of the European Union it is legally required that only marmalade is labelled by the word marmeláda in trade, in common speech the word refers to jam made of any kind of fruit.
Declension
Declension of marmeláda (hard feminine)
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “marmeláda”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
- “marmeláda”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “marmeláda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- marmeláda in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
marmeláda f (genitive singular marmelády, nominative plural marmelády, genitive plural marmelád, declension pattern of žena)
- marmalade
Declension
Further reading