spenat

See also: špenát

Swedish

Etymology

From German Spinat and Spanish espinaca, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Persian اسپناخ (espanâx).

Pronunciation

  • (Central Sweden) IPA(key): /spɛnˈɑːt/, [s̪pən̪ˈɑːt̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt

Noun

spenat c

  1. spinach (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea)
    Karl-Alfred blir stark av spenat
    Spinach makes Popeye strong
    (literally, “Popeye becomes strong from spinach”)
  2. (slang) green nature, offroad, wilderness, countryside, in the middle of nowhere
    mitt i spenaten
    in the middle of nowhere, in the countryside
    (literally, “in the middle of the spinach”)

Declension

Declension of spenat
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spenat spenats
definite spenaten spenatens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

  • spenatsoppa

See also

References

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