lefsa
English
Noun
lefsa (uncountable)
- Alternative form of lefse
- 1988 October 7, John Kennedy, “Here is the place!”, in Chicago Reader:
- I remember those long minutes, sitting between some Olsons and Hansons, and fixing my mind on the only thing I'd come for: a thin slice of tender Swedish lefsa bread, generously buttered and rolled tight with brown sugar into a soft cylinder of Nordic indulgence.
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Anagrams
- FALSE, Leafs, alefs, false, fasel, feals, fleas, leafs
Icelandic
Etymology
From Norwegian lefse, likely via Danish. Possibly related to hleifur (“loaf”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛfsa/
- Rhymes: -ɛfsa
Noun
lefsa f (genitive singular lefsu, nominative plural lefsur)
- flatbread, tortilla
Declension
declension of lefsa
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lefsa | lefsan | lefsur | lefsurnar |
| accusative | lefsu | lefsuna | lefsur | lefsurnar |
| dative | lefsu | lefsunni | lefsum | lefsunum |
| genitive | lefsu | lefsunnar | lefsa | lefsanna |