ingifer
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Danish ingefær, from Middle High German *ingibero, from Old High German gingibero, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberi, from Late Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Middle Indic (compare Pali siṅgivera, Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera)) (influenced by शृङ्गं (śṛṅgaṃ, “horn”)), from Old Tamil [script needed] (iṅci) [script needed] (vēr, literally “ginger root”) (mod. Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci) வேர் (vēr)).
Noun edit
ingifer n (genitive singular ingifers, uncountable)
Declension edit
| Declension of ingifer (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ingifer | ingiferið |
| accusative | ingifer | ingiferið |
| dative | ingiferi | ingiferinum |
| genitive | ingifers | ingifersins |
Middle Norwegian edit
Noun edit
ingifer