banaan
See also: Banaan
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- bananne (archaic)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese banana, probably from a West African language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banaan m or f (plural bananen, diminutive banaantje n)
- banana
- Synonym: bacove
- (Suriname) plantain
- Synonym: bakbanaan
- (offensive, ethnic slur) black person, person of African heritage
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
banaan (genitive banaani, partitive banaani)
Inflection edit
| Declension of banaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | banaan | banaanid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | banaani | ||
| genitive | banaanide | ||
| partitive | banaani | banaane banaanisid | |
| illative | banaani banaanisse |
banaanidesse banaanesse | |
| inessive | banaanis | banaanides banaanes | |
| elative | banaanist | banaanidest banaanest | |
| allative | banaanile | banaanidele banaanele | |
| adessive | banaanil | banaanidel banaanel | |
| ablative | banaanilt | banaanidelt banaanelt | |
| translative | banaaniks | banaanideks banaaneks | |
| terminative | banaanini | banaanideni | |
| essive | banaanina | banaanidena | |
| abessive | banaanita | banaanideta | |
| comitative | banaaniga | banaanidega | |
Further reading edit
Limburgish edit
Noun edit
banaan f
- Veldeke spelling spelling of Banaan
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch banaan, from Portuguese banana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banaan c (plural bananen, diminutive banaantsje)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “banaan”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011