purjolök

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin porrum +‎ lök (“onion”). Attested since the 15th century.

Noun

purjolök c

leek (vegetable)
Synonym: (usually as an ingredient) purjo

Declension

Declension of purjolök
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	purjolök	purjolöken	purjolökar	purjolökarna
Genitive	purjolöks	purjolökens	purjolökars	purjolökarnas

Descendants

→ Finnish: purjo, purjosipuli

Further reading

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

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