banan

See also: banán, bañan, bàn'àn, and bản án

English

Noun

banan (plural banans)

1. (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

• banna, naban

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		банан
Abjad		بانان

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana. Ultimately from Wolof banaana.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

banan (definite accusative bananı, plural bananlar)

1. banana

Declension

Declension of banan
	singular	plural
nominative	banan	bananlar
definite accusative	bananı	bananları
dative	banana	bananlara
locative	bananda	bananlarda
ablative	banandan	bananlardan
definite genitive	bananın	bananların

Possessive forms of banan
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	bananım	bananlarım
sənin (“your”)	bananın	bananların
onun (“his/her/its”)	bananı	bananları
bizim (“our”)	bananımız	bananlarımız
sizin (“your”)	bananınız	bananlarınız
onların (“their”)	bananı or bananları	bananları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	bananımı	bananlarımı
sənin (“your”)	bananını	bananlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	bananını	bananlarını
bizim (“our”)	bananımızı	bananlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	bananınızı	bananlarınızı
onların (“their”)	bananını or bananlarını	bananlarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	bananıma	bananlarıma
sənin (“your”)	bananına	bananlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	bananına	bananlarına
bizim (“our”)	bananımıza	bananlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	bananınıza	bananlarınıza
onların (“their”)	bananına or bananlarına	bananlarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	bananımda	bananlarımda
sənin (“your”)	bananında	bananlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	bananında	bananlarında
bizim (“our”)	bananımızda	bananlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	bananınızda	bananlarınızda
onların (“their”)	bananında or bananlarında	bananlarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	bananımdan	bananlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	bananından	bananlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	bananından	bananlarından
bizim (“our”)	bananımızdan	bananlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	bananınızdan	bananlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	bananından or bananlarından	bananlarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	bananımın	bananlarımın
sənin (“your”)	bananının	bananlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	bananının	bananlarının
bizim (“our”)	bananımızın	bananlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	bananınızın	bananlarınızın
onların (“their”)	bananının or bananlarının	bananlarının

Further reading

• “banan” in Obastan.com.

Bambara

Noun

banan

1. kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian банан (banan).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧nan

Noun

banan

1. banana

   Synonym: muz

Declension

Declension of banan

	singular	plural
nominative	banan	bananlar
genitive	banannıñ	bananlarnıñ
dative	bananğa	bananlarğa
accusative	banannı	bananlarnı
locative	bananda	bananlarda
ablative	banandan	bananlardan

References

• “banan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan c (singular definite bananen, plural indefinite bananer)

1. banana (fruit)

Inflection

Declension of banan

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	banan	bananen	bananer	bananerne
genitive	banans	bananens	bananers	bananernes

Derived terms

• bananasplit c
• bananflue c
• bananrepublik c
• bananskal c
• bananskræl c
• bananstik n

 

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

banan

1. accusative singular of bana

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish banan, from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan f (genitive singular bananar, plural bananir)

1. banana (fruit)

Inflection

Declension of banan
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

• bananpálmi m

Galician

Verb

banan

1. inflection of banir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French banane.

Noun

banan

1. banana

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.naːn/, [bɑ.ˈnaːn]

Noun

banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananer, definite plural bananene)

1. a banana (fruit)

Derived terms

• bananrepublikk
• bananskall
• banansplitt

References

• “banan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.naːn/, [bɑ.ˈnaːn]

Noun

banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananar, definite plural bananane)

1. banana (fruit)

Derived terms

• bananrepublikk
• bananskal

References

• “banan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.nan/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ba‧nan

Noun

banan m inan

1. banana (plant)

   Synonym: bananowiec

Declension

Declension of banan

	singular	plural
nominative	banan	banany
genitive	banana	bananów
dative	bananowi	bananom
accusative	banan	banany
instrumental	bananem	bananami
locative	bananie	bananach
vocative	bananie	banany

Noun

banan m animal

1. banana (fruit)

Declension

Declension of banan

	singular	plural
nominative	banan	banany
genitive	banana	bananów
dative	bananowi	bananom
accusative	banana	banany
instrumental	bananem	bananami
locative	bananie	bananach
vocative	bananie	banany

Noun

banan m animal or banan m inan

1. (colloquial) cheeser (a wide smile)
2. (colloquial) banana boat (a boat resembling a banana)

Declension

Declension of banan

	singular	plural
nominative	banan	banany
genitive	banana	bananów
dative	bananowi	bananom
accusative	banana	banany
instrumental	bananem	bananami
locative	bananie	bananach
vocative	bananie	banany

or

Declension of banan

	singular	plural
nominative	banan	banany
genitive	banana	bananów
dative	bananowi	bananom
accusative	banan	banany
instrumental	bananem	bananami
locative	bananie	bananach
vocative	bananie	banany

Noun

banan m pers (female equivalent bananówka)

1. (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

Declension of banan

	singular	plural
nominative	banan	bananowie
genitive	banana	bananów
dative	bananowi	bananom
accusative	banana	bananów
instrumental	bananem	bananami
locative	bananie	bananach
vocative	bananie	bananowie

Derived terms

adjectives

• bananowaty
• bananowy

 

nouns

• bananojad
• bananowate
• bananowiec
• bananownia
• bananówa
• bananówka
• republika bananowa

 

Further reading

• banan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• banan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Back-formation from banană

Noun

banan m (plural banani)

1. banana (plant)

Declension

Declension of banan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) banan	bananul	(niște) banani	bananii
genitive/dative	(unui) banan	bananului	(unor) banani	bananilor
vocative	bananule		bananilor

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French banane.

Noun

banan

1. banana

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Swedish

en bananklase (a bunch of bananas)

Alternative forms

• bananas (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Portuguese or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana. Cognate with Danish banan, Norwegian Bokmål banan, English banana, Dutch banaan and German Banane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈnɑːn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

banan c

1. 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

Declension of banan
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	banan	bananen	bananer	bananerna
Genitive	banans	bananens	bananers	bananernas

Derived terms

• bananbåt
• bananfluga
• bananformig
• bananklase
• banankontakt
• bananlikör
• bananplanta
• bananplantage
• bananpropp
• bananrepublik
• bananskal
• bananstock
• bananträd

 

See also

• guleböj

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bɑːnan/

Noun

banan

1. definite singular of bana

References

• banan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• banan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• banna

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan (definite accusative banany, plural bananlar)

1. banana

Declension

Declension of banan

	singular	plural
nominative	banan	bananlar
accusative	banany	bananlary
genitive	bananyň	bananlaryň
dative	banana	bananlara
locative	bananda	bananlarda
ablative	banandan	bananlardan

Further reading

• “banan” in Webonary.org

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan (plural bananlar)

1. banana

Declension

Declension of banan

	singular	plural
nominative	banan	bananlar
genitive	bananning	bananlarning
dative	bananga	bananlarga
definite accusative	bananni	bananlarni
locative	bananda	bananlarda
ablative	banandan	bananlardan

Possessive forms of banan

my	singular	plural
nominative	bananim	bananlarim
genitive	bananimning	bananlarimning
dative	bananimga	bananlarimga
definite accusative	bananimni	bananlarimni
locative	bananimda	bananlarimda
ablative	bananimdan	bananlarimdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	bananing	bananlaring
genitive	bananingning	bananlaringning
dative	bananingga	bananlaringga
definite accusative	bananingni	bananlaringni
locative	bananingda	bananlaringda
ablative	bananingdan	bananlaringdan
her/his/its	singular	plural
nominative	banani	bananlari
genitive	bananining	bananlarining
dative	bananiga	bananlariga
definite accusative	bananini	bananlarini
locative	bananida	bananlarida
ablative	bananidan	bananlaridan
our	singular	plural
nominative	bananimiz	bananlarimiz
genitive	bananimizning	bananlarimizning
dative	bananimizga	bananlarimizga
definite accusative	bananimizni	bananlarimizni
locative	bananimizda	bananlarimizda
ablative	bananimizdan	bananlarimizdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	bananingiz	bananlaringiz
genitive	bananingizning	bananlaringizning
dative	bananingizga	bananlaringizga
definite accusative	bananingizni	bananlaringizni
locative	bananingizda	bananlaringizda
ablative	bananingizdan	bananlaringizdan
their	singular	plural
nominative	banani	bananlari
genitive	bananining	bananlarining
dative	bananiga	bananlariga
definite accusative	bananini	bananlarini
locative	bananida	bananlarida
ablative	bananidan	bananlaridan

Related terms

• bananzor