semla

English

a typical semla

Etymology

From Swedish semla, ultimately from Latin simila (“finest quality wheat flour”), through Old Swedish. Doublet of semola and semel; compare semolina.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmlə/

Noun

semla (plural semlas)

A pastry with a cream and almond paste filling, traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.

Translations

Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday

Belarusian: се́мла f (sjémla)
Danish: fastelavnsbolle c
Dutch: semla m or f
Estonian: vastlakukkel
Finnish: laskiaispulla (fi)
French: semla (fr) m
German: Semla f
Japanese: セムラ (semura)
Korean: 셈라 (semna)
Norwegian: fastelavnsbolle m
Russian: се́мла f (sémla)
Spanish: semla m
Swedish: semla (sv) c, fastlagsbulle (sv) c, fettisdagsbulle c

Anagrams

EMALS, Lemas, MELAS, Males, Salem, Selma, Smale, Smeal, almes, amels, lames, lamés, leams, males, meals, melas, mesal

Swedish

en semla

Alternative forms

temla (humorous)

Etymology

From Old Swedish sembla, ultimately from Latin simila (“finest quality wheat flour”). See also Finnish sämpylä.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sweden) /²sɛmla/, /²semla/, (Finland) /ˈsemlɑ/
Rhymes: -ɛmla

Noun

semla c

(Finland) bun, bread roll
Synonym: småfranska
(Sweden) semla (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday)
Synonyms: fastlagsbulle, fettisdagsbulle

Hyponym: hetvägg

Meronym: hatt (“hat; top half bun”)

Declension

Declension of semla
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	semla	semlan	semlor	semlorna
Genitive	semlas	semlans	semlors	semlornas

Descendants

→ Belarusian: се́мла (sjémla)
→ Dutch: semla
→ English: semla
→ French: semla
→ German: Semla
→ Russian: се́мла (sémla)
→ Spanish: semla

See also

hetvägg

References

Anagrams

Selma, males, samle, smale

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