rölleka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rölika, from Middle Low German roleke, rolik, diminutive of *role (“roll; rolled shape”) (referring to the shape of the leaves).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrœlɛka/, /ˈrœlˌɛka/

Noun

rölleka c

  1. yarrow

Declension
Declension of rölleka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rölleka röllekan röllekor röllekorna
Genitive röllekas röllekans röllekors röllekornas

Alternative forms
  • röllika

References
  1. rölleka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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