fersken

Danish
fersken

Etymology

From Old Danish persik, pirsen, from Vulgar Latin pessica, from Latin malus persica (“Persian apple”), from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) Περσικόν (Persikón, “Persian”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛrskən/, [ˈfæɐ̯sɡ̊ən]

Noun

fersken c (singular definite ferskenen or fersknen, plural indefinite ferskener or ferskner)

  1. peach (tree, fruit and color)

Declension
Declension of fersken
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fersken ferskenen
fersknen		 ferskener
ferskner		 ferskenerne
fersknerne
genitive ferskens ferskenens
fersknens		 ferskeners
ferskners		 ferskenernes
fersknernes

Descendants

See also

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.

Noun

fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskener, definite plural ferskenene)

  1. peach (tree)
  2. peach (fruit)

Etymology 2

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

Noun

fersken (indeclinable)

  1. the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed
Usage notes

Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.

Noun

fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskenar, definite plural ferskenane)

  1. peach (tree)
  2. peach (fruit)

Etymology 2

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

Noun

fersken (indeclinable)

  1. the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed
Usage notes

Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.

References
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