sylta

See also: syltä

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sylta, "to preserve; to salt", from Low German sülten, "boil in brine; preserve" and related to salt. The origin comes from the widespread use of salt as a preservative in pre-modern times.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏlˌta/

Noun

sylta c

1. jellied meat, head cheese (American English), brawn (British English)

   Sylta anses ofta som en traditionell svensk julrätt.

   Jellied meat is often considered a traditional Swedish Christmas dish.

2. (colloquial, derogatory) a simple or lowly place where food is served; a joint

   Vi åt lunch på en billig sylta vid stationen.

   We had lunch at a cheap joint by the station.

Declension

Declension of sylta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sylta	syltan	syltor	syltorna
Genitive	syltas	syltans	syltors	syltornas

Derived terms

• kalvsylta
• slarvsylta

Verb

sylta (present syltar, preterite syltade, supine syltat, imperative sylta)

1. to preserve fruit or vegetables by boiling in sugar.

   Varje år syltar vi frukt på gården.

   We preserve fruit every year on the farm.

2. to be mixed up in something disreputable (as in sylta in sig or bli insyltad).

   De blev insyltade i skumraskaffärer.

   They got mixed up in shady business.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sylta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sylta		syltas
Supine	syltat		syltats
Imperative	sylta		—
Imper. plural1	sylten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	syltar	syltade	syltas	syltades
Ind. plural1	sylta	syltade	syltas	syltades
Subjunctive2	sylte	syltade	syltes	syltades
	Participles
Present participle	syltande
Past participle	syltad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• sylt
• insyltad
• syltning

See also

• julbord

References

• sylta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sylta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sylta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)