jólakaka
Icelandic
Etymology
Literally "Christmas cake", a name which was used to refer to fruitcakes which were once (but not anymore) often served during Christmas in Iceland.[1] The name may have carried over to raisin pound cakes since they look somewhat similar and include raisins.
Noun
jólakaka f (genitive singular jólaköku, nominative plural jólakökur)
- raisin pound cake
- (obsolete unless when used with the clarifier “ensk jólakaka”) fruit cake
- Synonym: ávaxtakaka
- (when describing foreign customs) any cake typically served during Christmas
Declension
declension of jólakaka
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | jólakaka | jólakakan | jólakökur | jólakökurnar |
| accusative | jólaköku | jólakökuna | jólakökur | jólakökurnar |
| dative | jólaköku | jólakökunni | jólakökum | jólakökunum |
| genitive | jólaköku | jólakökunnar | jólakaka/jólakakna | jólakakanna/jólakaknanna |
See also
- sandkaka (“pound cake”)
- bla bla jólakaka
References
- Hvað er jólakaka? Morgunblaðið, 1999-12-02, p. 57.