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aubergine

See also: Aubergine

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the aubergine”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “the plant that cures the wind”), cognate with Malayalam വഴുതന (vaḻutana). Doublet of brinjal.

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Noun

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aubergine (plural aubergines)

  1. (British, Ireland) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
  2. (British, Ireland) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  3. A dark purple colour; eggplant.
    aubergine:  

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bislama: obesin

Translations

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eggplant — see eggplant

Danish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “eggplant”, literally “the plant that cures the wind”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /obɛrsjiːnə/, [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕiːn̩], [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕiːne], [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕinː]

Noun

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aubergine c (singular definite auberginen, plural indefinite auberginer)

  1. eggplant, aubergine (fruit, plant, color)

Inflection

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Declension of aubergine
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aubergine auberginen auberginer auberginerne
genitive aubergines auberginens auberginers auberginernes

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “eggplant”, literally “the plant that cures the wind”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌoːbɛrˈʒin(ə)/, /ˌoːbərˈʒin(ə)/, /ˌɑu̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: au‧ber‧gi‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

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aubergine f (plural aubergines, diminutive auberginetje n)

  1. an aubergine, an eggplant (plant), Solanum melongena
    Hypernym: nachtschade
  2. the fruit of the eggplant, an aubergine (fruit)
  3. aubergine, eggplant (color)

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Classical Persian بَادِنْگَان (bādingān), from بَاتِنْگَان (bātingān), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “eggplant”, literally “the plant that cures the wind”).

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Noun

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aubergine f (plural aubergines)

  1. eggplant; aubergine
    Synonym: (Louisiana) brème
  2. (historical) a French female traffic warden (from the colour of their uniforms; more recently pervenche)

Descendants

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔbɛrˈɕɪn/, /ɔbɛrˈɕiːn/

Noun

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aubergine c

  1. eggplant, aubergine (fruit, plant, color)
    Synonyms: äggplanta, äggört

Declension

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Declension of aubergine 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aubergine auberginen auberginer auberginerna
Genitive aubergines auberginens auberginers auberginernas

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