From schalott, influenced by German to -en-[1] and suffixed with lök (“onion, bulb”). Borrowed from French échalote, ultimately from the town Ashkelon. First attested in 1754.[2]
Cognate with Danish chalotteløg, skalotteløg, charlotteløg, Norwegian sjalottløk, and German schalottenlauch.
schalottenlök c
Declension of schalottenlök | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | schalottenlök | schalottenlöken | schalottenlökar | schalottenlökarna |
Genitive | schalottenlöks | schalottenlökens | schalottenlökars | schalottenlökarnas |