surströmming
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en öppnad burk surströmming
See also: surstrømming
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish surströmming, from sur (“sour”) + strömming (“Baltic herring”).
Pronunciation
Noun
surströmming (uncountable)
- A traditional Swedish delicacy made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.
Translations
traditional Swedish delicacy made from fermented Baltic herring
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Danish
Etymology
From Swedish surströmming (literally “sour herring”).
Pronunciation
Noun
surströmming c (singular definite surströmmingen, not used in plural form)
- surströmming (traditional Swedish delicacy made from fermented Baltic herring)
Declension
Declension of surströmming
| common gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | surströmming | surströmmingen |
| genitive | surströmmings | surströmmingens |
Swedish
Etymology
sur (“sour”) + strömming (“Baltic herring”)
Pronunciation
Noun
surströmming c
- surströmming (traditional Swedish delicacy made from fermented Baltic herring)
- Synonym: suring
Declension
| Declension of surströmming | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | surströmming | surströmmingen | surströmmingar | surströmmingarna |
| Genitive | surströmmings | surströmmingens | surströmmingars | surströmmingarnas |
Derived terms
- surströmmingsburk (“can of surströmming”)
- surströmmingsklämma (“surströmming sandwich (with accompaniments – a common way to eat surströmming)”)
- surströmmingspremiär