appelsin
Danish
Etymology
Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch, Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German appelsine (“Chinese apple; apple from China”) (compare German Apfelsine) (appel + sin shortening of China), calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apəlsiːn/, [ɑb̥əlˈsiːˀn]
Noun
appelsin c (singular definite appelsinen, plural indefinite appelsiner)
- An orange, a fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis.
- Vil du have en appelsin?
- Would you like an orange?
- Vil du have en appelsin?
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | appelsin | appelsinen | appelsiner | appelsinerne |
genitive | appelsins | appelsinens | appelsiners | appelsinernes |
Alternative forms
- abelsin (obsolete)
Derived terms
- appelsinjuice
- appelsinkanon
- få en appelsin i turbanen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch, Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German appelsine (“Chinese apple; apple from China”) (compare German Apfelsine) (appel + sin shortening of China), calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑpl̩ˈsiːn/
Noun
appelsin m (definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsiner, definite plural appelsinene)
- orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis
- Her, ta deg en appelsin, yndlingsfrukten min.
- Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.
- Her, ta deg en appelsin, yndlingsfrukten min.
Synonyms
References
- “appelsin” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “appelsin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- "appelsin" entry on sproget.dk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch, Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German appelsine (“Chinese apple; apple from China”) (compare German Apfelsine) (appel + sin shortening of China), calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”)
Noun
appelsin m (definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsinar, definite plural appelsinane)
- orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis
- Her, ta deg ein appelsin, yndlingsfrukta mi.
- Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.
- Her, ta deg ein appelsin, yndlingsfrukta mi.
Synonyms
References
- “appelsin” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “appelsin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- "appelsin" entry on sproget.dk