godis

See also: gödis

English

Noun

godis

1. plural of godi

Anagrams

• Doigs, dogis

Gothic

Romanization

gōdis

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃

Swedish

en skål med godis [a bowl of candy]

Etymology

From god ‎ -is, related to obsolete godtis and godter all with same sense. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk godteri, smågodt and obsolete gotter.

Noun

godis n or c

1. (neuter, uncountable) candy, sweets

   Synonym: sötsaker

2. (neuter, uncountable, figuratively) candy, goodies

   örongodis

   ear candy

3. (common, countable) piece of candy

   Synonyms: godisbit, sötsak

Declension

Declension of godis 1

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	godis	godis
	definite	godiset	godisets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of godis 2

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	godis	godis
	definite	godisen	godisens
plural	indefinite	godisar	godisars
	definite	godisarna	godisarnas

Derived terms

• godisaffär
• godisbutik
• godisföretag
• godispåse
• godissugen
• hundgodis
• hästgodis
• julgodis
• lördagsgodis
• lösgodis
• näsgodis
• plockgodis
• smågodis
• örongodis

 

See also

• karamell (“hard candy”)

References

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