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

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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'!!"

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Other scripts
Cyrillic банан
Abjad بانان

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

banan (definite accusative bananı, plural bananlar)

  1. banana

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    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 edit

  • banan” in Obastan.com.

Bambara edit

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banan

  1. kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra)

Crimean Tatar edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian банан (banan).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ba‧nan

Noun edit

banan

  1. banana
    Synonym: muz

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Danish edit

 
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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)

  1. banana (fruit)

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Esperanto edit

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banan

  1. accusative singular of bana

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

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

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banan f (genitive singular bananar, plural bananir)

  1. banana (fruit)

Inflection edit

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

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Galician edit

Verb edit

banan

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

Mauritian Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French banane.

Noun edit

banan

  1. banana

References edit

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

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

From either Mande or Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ba.naːn/, [bɑ.ˈnaːn]

Noun edit

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

  1. a banana (fruit)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

From either Mande or Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ba.naːn/, [bɑ.ˈnaːn]

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

  1. banana (fruit)

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Etymology edit

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

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banan m inan

  1. banana (plant)
    Synonym: bananowiec

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banan m animal

  1. banana (fruit)

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banan m animal or banan m inan

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

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or

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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.

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adjectives
nouns

Further reading edit

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

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Back-formation from banană

Noun edit

banan m (plural banani)

  1. banana (plant)

Declension edit

Seychellois Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French banane.

Noun edit

banan

  1. banana

References edit

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

Swedish edit

 
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en bananklase (a bunch of bananas)

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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.

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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 edit
Declension of banan 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative banan bananen bananer bananerna
Genitive banans bananens bananers bananernas
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Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

banan

  1. definite singular of bana

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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)

  1. banana

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • banan” in Webonary.org

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Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

banan (plural bananlar)

  1. banana

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