Clementine
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin clēmentīnus,[1] from Late Latin Clēmens (“Clement”) (genitive Clēmentis) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”), from clēmens (“merciful”).
Adjective edit
Clementine (comparative more Clementine, superlative most Clementine)
- Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate).
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From French Clémentine, from Clément (“Clement”) + -ine (feminine suffix), from Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”).
Proper noun edit
Clementine
- A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement. [from 19th c.]
- 1884, debated authorship, Oh My Darling Clementine (a ballad):
- Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine!
Thou were lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Derived terms edit
- Clem (diminutive)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “Clementine, adj. and n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French clémentine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Clementine f (genitive Clementine, plural Clementinen)
- clementine (type of small, sweet orange)
Usage notes edit
- The spelling Clementine has been an optional spelling since 2011.
Declension edit
Declension of Clementine [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Clementine | die | Clementinen |
genitive | einer | der | Clementine | der | Clementinen |
dative | einer | der | Clementine | den | Clementinen |
accusative | eine | die | Clementine | die | Clementinen |
Further reading edit
- “Clementine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Clementine” in Duden online
- “Clementine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Luxembourgish edit
Noun edit
Clementine f (plural Clementinnen)