Saturday, February 7, 2015

Week #3

SKRUBBSKÄDDA (common gender/en-word, plural: skrubbskäddor)
1. a species of flatfish (called the European flounder or white fluke in English)
NOTE: There are several other names for this fish in different dialects of Swedish--
Butt (most commonly in Gotland)
Flundra (most commonly in Finland)
Skrubba
Skrubbflundra
Stenpott (most commonly in Södermanland)
Kalmarflundra (most commonly in Småland)
Rönnamärra (most commonly in Skåne and Oresund)
Thank you to Wikipedia for the alternate names!!

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