arbus

Swedish

Etymology

Like Finnish arbuusi, from Russian арбу́з (arbúz), from Tatar карбыз (qarbız), from Persian خربز (xarboz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Finland) /ɑrˈbʉːs/

Noun

arbus c

1. (Finland, dialectal) watermelon

Declension

Declension of arbus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	arbus	arbusen	arbuser	arbuserna
Genitive	arbus	arbusens	arbusers	arbusernas

Synonyms

• vattenmelon

References

• arbus in Finlandssvensk ordbok
• arbus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• brusa, bursa, busar