lakrits
Swedish
Etymology
From Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza), from γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /¹lɑːkrɪs/, /¹lakrɪs/
- Rhymes: -¹ɑːkrɪs, -¹akrɪs
Noun
lakrits c (uncountable)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lakrits | lakrits |
| definite | lakritsen | lakritsens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: lakritsi
Further reading
- lakrits in Svensk ordbok.
- lakrits in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)