citron

See also: Citron and citrón

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (lemon, lime).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪtɹən/

Noun

citron (countable and uncountable, plural citrons)

  1. A greenish yellow colour.
    citron colour:  
  2. A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
  3. The fruit of a citron tree.
  4. The candied rind of the citron fruit.

Translations

Adjective

citron (comparative more citron, superlative most citron)

  1. Of a greenish yellow colour.

Derived terms

  • citron melon
  • citron wood
  • citronetin
  • citronin

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

Anagrams


Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (lemon, lime).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪtron/

Noun

citron m

  1. lemon

Declension


Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (lemon, lime).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sitroːn/, [siˈtˢʁ̥oːˀn]
  • Rhymes: -oːˀn

Noun

citron c (singular definite citronen, plural indefinite citroner)

  1. lemon (yellowish citrus fruit; taste or flavor of lemons)

Inflection

Further reading


Esperanto

Noun

citron

  1. accusative singular of citro

French

Etymology

From Latin citrus (citron tree, thuja), probably connected with Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, cedar, juniper)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.tʁɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

citron m (plural citrons)

  1. lemon
  2. lime (citrus)
  3. brimstone (butterfly)
  4. (colloquial) noggin (head)
  5. (Quebec, informal) lemon (defective item)

Derived terms

References

  1. Alain Rey, ed., Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, 4th edn. (Paris: Le Robert, 2010), 2197-8.

Further reading


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /sɪˈtruːn/

Noun

citron c

  1. a lemon

Declension

Declension of citron 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative citron citronen citroner citronerna
Genitive citrons citronens citroners citronernas

Derived terms

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