stickelbär

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German stickelber (“gooseberry”), the first element from Low German stickel (“tip, stinger”) (ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *stekan) and the second adapted to match Swedish bär (“berry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stɪkɛlˌbɛːr/

Noun

stickelbär n

1. (dialectal, Southern, Finland) gooseberry

Declension

Declension of stickelbär
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stickelbär	stickelbäret	stickelbär	stickelbären
Genitive	stickelbärs	stickelbärets	stickelbärs	stickelbärens

Synonyms

• krusbär

References

• stickelbär in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)