livsmedel

Swedish

Etymology

From liv (“life”) +‎ -s- +‎ medel (“means, resource”), cognate with German Lebensmittel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

livsmedel n

food, foodstuff, groceries, delicatessen; sometimes contracted as livs

Declension

Declension of livsmedel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	livsmedel	livsmedlet	livsmedel	livsmedlen
Genitive	livsmedels	livsmedlets	livsmedels	livsmedlens

Synonyms

matvara (“grocery; fooditem”)
(archaic) viktualie (“victual”)

Related terms

livsmedelsaffär
livsmedelsbransch
livsmedelsbrist
livsmedelsbutik
livsmedelsföretag
livsmedelsförsörjning
livsmedelsindustri
livsmedelskedja
livsmedelskunskap
livsmedelsverk
livsmedelsverksamhet

Further reading

livsmedel in Svensk ordbok.

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