Sukkerandel

Sukkerandel is a Danish and Norwegian noun that literally means "sugar share" or "sugar portion." The word is formed from sukker (sugar) and andel (portion, share), reflecting a straightforward compound construction typical of Scandinavian languages.

Historically, the term has been used in contexts of sugar distribution and rationing. In periods when governments allocated limited sugar supplies, sukkerandel referred to the amount of sugar assigned to a household, individual, or group. Such allotments were often described in public records, household accounts, and administrative documents from the era.

In contemporary Danish and Norwegian usage, sukkerandel is not common in everyday speech. It occurs primarily in archival materials, linguistic analyses, or discussions of historical economy and language. The concept it denotes is now more often described with generic terms like sugar allotment or ration, depending on the context and era being discussed.

Linguistically, sukkerandel illustrates the productive compounding patterns of Scandinavian languages, where andel contributes a sense of portion or share to a base noun. The term may appear in historical dictionaries and language studies as an example of how compound words express quantitative or distributive ideas.

See also: sugar rationing, portion, Danish language, Norwegian language.