appelsin
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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?
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | appelsin | appelsinen | appelsiner | appelsinerne |
genitive | appelsins | appelsinens | appelsiners | appelsinernes |
Alternative forms edit
- abelsin (obsolete)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Greenlandic: appelsiina
References edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From either Low German appelsine, or from Dutch sinaasappel, appelsien (“Chinese apple; apple from China”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
appelsin m (definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsiner, definite plural appelsinene)
- 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 edit
- “appelsin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “appelsin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “appelsin” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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.
Usage notes edit
- Was considered also grammatically feminine prior to 1959.
References edit
- “appelsin” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “appelsin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- "appelsin" entry on sproget.dk