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
- (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.
- 2019 March 6, Samuel Wiktorsson, Din Vinguide[1]:
- Titel: Temla cocktail med cognac, mandelsocker och kardemummatinktur
- Headline: Semla cocktail with cognac, almond sugar and cardamom tincture
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | temla | temlas |
| definite | temlan | temlans | |
| plural | indefinite | temlor | temlors |
| definite | temlorna | temlornas |
See also
- läspa (“to (have a) lisp”)