appelsína

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish appelsin, possibly derived from Dutch appelsien (“orange”, literally “Chinese apple”), a calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈahpɛlˌsiːna/

Noun

appelsína f (genitive singular appelsínu, nominative plural appelsínur)

1. orange (fruit)

Declension

declension of appelsína

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	appelsína	appelsínan	appelsínur	appelsínurnar
accusative	appelsínu	appelsínuna	appelsínur	appelsínurnar
dative	appelsínu	appelsínunni	appelsínum	appelsínunum
genitive	appelsínu	appelsínunnar	appelsína	appelsínanna

Synonyms

• (orange): glóaldin

Derived terms

• appelsínugulur
• blóðappelsína

Related terms

• appelsín