appelsin

Danish

Etymology

Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch appelsien or German Low German Appelsin f (Chinese apple; apple from China), compare German Apfelsine. It is a calque of French pomme de Sine (apple from China).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑb̥l̩ˈsiːˀn]

Noun

appelsin c (singular definite appelsinen, plural indefinite appelsiner)

  1. An orange, a fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis.
    Vil du have en appelsin?
    Would you like an orange?

Inflection

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greenlandic: appelsiina

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Appelsiner.

Etymology

From either Low German appelsine, or from Dutch sinaasappel, appelsien (Chinese apple; apple from China).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑpl̩ˈsiːn/

Noun

appelsin m (definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsiner, definite plural appelsinene)

  1. orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis [from late 17thc.]
    Her, ta deg en appelsin, yndlingsfrukten min.
    Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch appelsine (Chinese apple; apple from China), Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Appelsin f (Chinese apple; apple from China) (compare German Low German Appelsina, German Apfelsine), calque of French pomme de Sine (apple from China)

Noun

appelsin m (definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsinar, definite plural appelsinane)

  1. orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis
    Her, ta deg ein appelsin, yndlingsfrukta mi.
    Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.

Usage notes

  • Was considered also grammatically feminine prior to 1959.

References

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