matvara
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom matur (“food”) + vara (“article, item, commodity”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmatvara f (genitive singular matvöru, nominative plural matvörur)
- food (as a commodity)
Declension
editDeclension of matvara | ||||
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f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | matvara | matvaran | matvörur | matvörurnar |
accusative | matvöru | matvöruna | matvörur | matvörurnar |
dative | matvöru | matvörunni | matvörum | matvörunum |
genitive | matvöru | matvörunnar | matvara | matvaranna |
Norwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editmatvara m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editmatvara f
Swedish
editEtymology
editNoun
editmatvara c
- (usually in the plural) an item of food, a foodstuff
- Synonyms: livsmedel, (archaic) viktualie (“victual”)
- Kebabsås och äpplen är matvaror
- Kebab sauce and apples are food items
- Handla matvaror
- Buy groceries (usually)
- Håll rått kött avskilt från andra matvaror
- Keep raw meat separate from other food / food items
- a comestible, an eatable, etc. (bad match for tone – matvara is an everyday word)
Usage notes
editUsually of commodities, provisions, and the like – an article of food.
Declension
editDeclension of matvara
References
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- Icelandic compound terms
- Icelandic 3-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål noun forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Swedish compound terms
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms with usage examples