smör

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Swedish

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smör
smör for spreading on sandwiches (see also bre and gott) – butter sticks and the like are less commonly used to butter sandwiches

Etymology

From Old Swedish smior, smiør, smør, from Old Norse smjǫr, smør, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą, from Proto-Indo-European *smérus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smøːr/
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Noun

smör n

  1. butter (soft foodstuff made from milk)
  2. (by extension) butter (fat spread on a sandwich, whether strictly butter or for example margarine)
  3. (colloquial) flattering, sucking up
    Synonym: smörande

Usage notes

Not normally considered a pålägg (“topping, spread”) in itself when spread on a sandwich. Sandwiches are almost always buttered in Swedish cuisine.

Declension

Declension of smör
nominative genitive
singular indefinite smör smörs
definite smöret smörets
plural indefinite smör smörs
definite smören smörens

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References

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