purjolök
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Swedish
Etymology
From Latin porrum + lök (“onion”). Attested since the 15th century.
Noun
purjolök c
Declension
| Declension of purjolök | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | purjolök | purjolöken | purjolökar | purjolökarna |
| Genitive | purjolöks | purjolökens | purjolökars | purjolökarnas |
Descendants
- → Finnish: purjo, purjosipuli
Further reading
- purjolök in Svensk ordbok.
- purjolök in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)