svanmärkt

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • svanenmärkt

Etymology

Compound of svan (“swan”) +‎ märkt (“labeled”). From the swan depicted on the logo of the Nordic swan. First attested in 1991

Adjective

svanmärkt (not comparable)

  1. certified under the Nordic swan ecolabel
    • 2008 March 6, “Elitfönster först med Svanen [Elitfönster leads the way with the Swan label]”, in Byggindustrin:
      Ett svanmärkt fönster lever upp till hårda krav vad gäller värmeisoleringsförmåga.
      A Swan-labelled window meets strict requirements for thermal insulation performance.
    • 2023 September 27, Tomas Tornefjell, “Orklas importbehov av potatis något mindre än vanligt [Orkla's need to import potatoes slightly lower than usual]”, in Ålands Radio:
      Till de djupfrysta produkterna har vi nästan uteslutande svanmärkt potatis som vi köper från riket.
      For the frozen products, we use almost exclusively Swan-labelled potatoes, which we purchase domestically.

Declension

Inflection of svanmärkt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular svanmärkt — —
neuter singular svanmärkt — —
plural svanmärkta — —
masculine plural2 svanmärkte — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 svanmärkte — —
all svanmärkta — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

  • kravmärkt

References

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