temla

Swedish

Etymology

From the pronunciation by the fictional character Tam Sventon, who had a lisp. Coined by author Åke Holmberg in 1948.

Noun

temla c

  1. (humorous) Alternative form of semla (“pastry”)
    • 1948, Åke Holmberg, “Ture Sventon köper en flygande matta [Tam Sventon buys a flying carpet]”, in Ture Sventon, privatdetektiv:
      "Får jag kanske lov att bjuda på en temla?" frågade Sventon. Mannen från Orienten visste inte vad en temla var.
      "Might I offer you a temla?" asked Sventon. The man from the Orient did not know what a temla was.

Declension
Declension of temla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative temla temlan temlor temlorna
Genitive temlas temlans temlors temlornas

See also
  • läspa (“to (have a) lisp”)
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