fersken

Danish

fersken

Etymology

From Old Danish persic, borrowed via Middle Low German persik from Late Latin (mālum) Persicum (“Persian apple”), a calque of Ancient Greek μῆλον Περσικόν (mêlon Persikón, “Persian apple”). Cognate with Swedish persika, German Pfirsich and French pêche (whence English peach).

The modern Danish form with f- has been influenced by German Pfirsich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaɐ̯sɡ̊ən], [ˈfaɐ̯sɡ̊ŋ̩]

Noun

fersken c (singular definite ferskenen or fersknen, plural indefinite ferskener or ferskner)

1. peach (tree, fruit and color)

Declension

Declension of fersken

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fersken	ferskenen fersknen	ferskener ferskner	ferskenerne fersknerne
genitive	ferskens	ferskenens fersknens	ferskeners ferskners	ferskenernes fersknernes

Descendants

• → Faroese: ferska
• → Icelandic: ferskja
• → Norwegian Bokmål: fersken
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: fersken

See also

• fersken on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

References

• “fersken” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fersken” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.

Noun

fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskener, definite plural ferskenene)

1. peach (tree)
2. peach (fruit)

Etymology 2

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

Noun

fersken (indeclinable)

1. the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed

Usage notes

Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.

Related terms

• ferske (verb)

References

• “fersken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.

Noun

fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskenar, definite plural ferskenane)

1. peach (tree)
2. peach (fruit)

Etymology 2

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

Noun

fersken (indeclinable)

1. the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed

Usage notes

Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.

Related terms

• ferske (verb)

References

• “fersken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.