smörgås

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of smör (“butter”) +‎ gås (“goose”), originally referring to small pieces of butter which float to the surface of the milk as it is churned. These were spread on bread, and gave the name to the combination of bread and butter (and other toppings).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsmœrˌɡoːs/, /ˈsmœrˌɡɔs/
Audio (en smörgås) (file)
Hyphenation: smör‧gås, definite: smör‧gås‧en

Noun

smörgås c (countable)

an (open) sandwich (slice(s) of bread with toppings, usually buttered)
Synonym: macka c

att bre sig en smörgås
to make oneself a sandwich

Usage notes

Open sandwiches are the most common type in Swedish cuisine. A sandwich with two pieces of bread can be qualified as a dubbelmacka.

Declension

Declension of smörgås
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	smörgås	smörgåsen	smörgåsar	smörgåsarna
Genitive	smörgås	smörgåsens	smörgåsars	smörgåsarnas

Derived terms

dubbelsmörgås
kasta smörgås
korvsmörgås
leverpastejsmörgås
ostsmörgås
räksmörgås
skinksmörgås
smörgåsbord
smörgåsbricka
smörgåsgaffel
smörgåsgrill
smörgåskrasse
smörgåsmat
smörgåsnisse
smörgåspaket
smörgåspapper
smörgåspålägg
smörgåstårta

References

smörgås in Svensk ordbok (SO)
smörgås in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
smörgås in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
smörgås in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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