Apfelsine

German

Etymology

Via Low German Appelsina, from Dutch appelsina (cp. appelsien, for which now usually sinaasappel). So named because of their introduction to Europe from China (Sīna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌapfəlˈziːnə/, [ˌapfəlˈziːnə], [ˌapɸəl-], [ˌapfl̩-], [ˌapɸl̩-]

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• Hyphenation: Ap‧fel‧si‧ne

Noun

Apfelsine f (genitive Apfelsine, plural Apfelsinen, diminutive Apfelsinchen n)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany, fruit) orange

   Synonym: Orange

Declension

Declension of Apfelsine [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Apfelsine	die	Apfelsinen
genitive	einer	der	Apfelsine	der	Apfelsinen
dative	einer	der	Apfelsine	den	Apfelsinen
accusative	eine	die	Apfelsine	die	Apfelsinen

Derived terms

• Apfelsinenbaum, Apfelsinengarten, Apfelsinenplantage
• Apfelsinensaft, Apfelsinenschale, Apfelsinenscheibe

Descendants

• → Kashubian: apfelzyna
• → Silesian: apluzina

Further reading

• “Apfelsine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Apfelsine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Apfelsine” in Duden online
• Apfelsine on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de