banan
English edit
Noun edit
banan (plural banans)
- (rare, informal) Banana.
- 1991, George E. Pozzetta, Immigrants on the Land: Agriculture, Rural Life, and Small Towns:
- "Hundreds of them," he exclaimed, "may be seen in New Orleans today, three generations from Italy, still pushing carts, yelling 'Banans,' 'Banans,' 'Banans'!!"
Anagrams edit
Azerbaijani edit
Cyrillic | банан | |
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Abjad | بانان |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana. Ultimately from Wolof banaana.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
banan (definite accusative bananı, plural bananlar)
Declension edit
Declension of banan | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | banan |
bananlar | ||||||
definite accusative | bananı |
bananları | ||||||
dative | banana |
bananlara | ||||||
locative | bananda |
bananlarda | ||||||
ablative | banandan |
bananlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | bananın |
bananların |
Further reading edit
- “banan” in Obastan.com.
Bambara edit
Noun edit
banan
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian банан (banan).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ba‧nan
Noun edit
banan
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | banan | bananlar |
genitive | banannıñ | bananlarnıñ |
dative | bananğa | bananlarğa |
accusative | banannı | bananlarnı |
locative | bananda | bananlarda |
ablative | banandan | bananlardan |
References edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.
Noun edit
banan c (singular definite bananen, plural indefinite bananer)
- banana (fruit)
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | banan | bananen | bananer | bananerne |
genitive | banans | bananens | bananers | bananernes |
Derived terms edit
Esperanto edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
banan
- accusative singular of bana
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Danish banan, from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.
Noun edit
banan f (genitive singular bananar, plural bananir)
- banana (fruit)
Inflection edit
Declension of banan | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | banan | bananin | bananir | bananirnar |
accusative | banan | bananina | bananir | bananirnar |
dative | banan | bananini | bananum | bananunum |
genitive | bananar | bananarinnar | banana | banananna |
Derived terms edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
banan
- inflection of banir:
Mauritian Creole edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
banan
References edit
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From either Mande or Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananer, definite plural bananene)
- a banana (fruit)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “banan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From either Mande or Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananar, definite plural bananane)
- banana (fruit)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “banan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banan m inan
- banana (plant)
- Synonym: bananowiec
Declension edit
Noun edit
banan m animal
- banana (fruit)
Declension edit
Noun edit
banan m animal or banan m inan
- (colloquial) cheeser (a wide smile)
- (colloquial) banana boat (a boat resembling a banana)
Declension edit
or
Noun edit
banan m pers (female equivalent bananówka)
- (derogatory, slang) nouveau riche, rich kid, spoiled kid (a young person who has rich parents and brags about it)
- Synonym: bananowiec
- Zamknij się, bananie. ― Shut up, you spoiled brat.
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from banană
Noun edit
banan m (plural banani)
- banana (plant)
Declension edit
Seychellois Creole edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
banan
References edit
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Portuguese or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana. Cognate with Danish banan, Norwegian Bokmål banan, English banana, Dutch banaan and German Banane.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banan c
- a banana
- 1982, “Banankontakt av tredje graden [Banana encounter of the third kind ["närkontakt av tredje graden" (close contact of the third degree) is idiomatic for "close encounter of the third kind"]]”, Lasse Åberg (lyrics), Janne Schaffer (music), performed by Electric Banana Band:
- "Det är en fågel." "Nä, det är ett plan." "Nej, det är en superbanan!" Det är ett ljussken över staden. Nåt stort och gult som alla ser. Banankontakt av tredje graden. En fruktraket som kommer ner. Banankontakt är min takt. Banankontakt är din takt. Och din kontakt är min takt. Och min kontakt är din takt. Banankontakt är vår takt. Och vår kontakt är er takt. Och sambatakt i tretakt. Och er kontakt är vår takt. Banankontakt, banankontakt, banankontakt ... av tredje graden. Och dörren öppnas på raketen. Banankommandot kommer ut. "Nu sköter vi den här planeten, så eländet kan få ett slut." Banankontakt är ... [as before]. Det är ett skimmer över staden. Ett klokt och vackert guldgult ljus. Banankontakt av tredje graden, med frid och glädje i vart hus. Banankontant är ... [as before]. Bananerna kommer snart. Var redo!
- [kontakt also means plug or connector, and banankontakt also means banana connector] "It's a bird." "No, it's a plane." "No, it's a super banana!" There is a glow over the city. Something big and yellow that everyone sees. Banana encounter of the third kind. A fruit rocket coming down. [rest is sic] Banana contact is my beat. Banana contact is your beat. And your contact is my beat. And my contact is your beat. Banana contact is our beat. And our contact is your [plural, oblique] beat. And samba beat in triple time [literally, "three-bar"]. And your [plural, oblique] contact is our beat. Banana contact/encounter, banana contact, banana contact ... of the third kind [degree]. And the door opens on the rocket. The banana high command comes out. "Now we are running [taking care of, managing] this planet, so that the misery can come to an end." Banana contact is ... [as before]. There is a shimmer over the city. A wise and beautiful golden-yellow light. Banana encounter of the third kind, with peace and joy in every house [each house, implying all houses]. Banana contact is ... [as before]. The bananas are coming soon. Be ready!
Declension edit
Declension of banan | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | banan | bananen | bananer | bananerna |
Genitive | banans | bananens | bananers | bananernas |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banan
References edit
Anagrams edit
Turkmen edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.
Noun edit
banan (definite accusative banany, plural bananlar)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | banan | bananlar |
accusative | banany | bananlary |
genitive | bananyň | bananlaryň |
dative | banana | bananlara |
locative | bananda | bananlarda |
ablative | banandan | bananlardan |
Further reading edit
- “banan” in Webonary.org
Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
From Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.
Noun edit
banan (plural bananlar)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | banan | bananlar |
genitive | bananning | bananlarning |
dative | bananga | bananlarga |
definite accusative | bananni | bananlarni |
locative | bananda | bananlarda |
ablative | banandan | bananlardan |