ingefær

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German *ingibero, from Old High German gingibero, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberi, from Late Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Middle Indic, from Old Tamil [script needed] (iṅci) [script needed] (vēr, literally “ginger root”).

Noun

ingefær c (singular definite ingefæren, not used in plural form)

1. ginger

Descendants

• → Faroese: ingifer
• → Icelandic: engifer

References

• “ingefær” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German ingever.

Noun

ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)

1. ginger (a plant from which ginger root is obtained: Zingiber officinale)
2. ginger (the spice obtained from ginger root)

Derived terms

• ingefærøl

References

• “ingefær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Low German ingever, and Middle Norwegian ingifer.

Noun

ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)

1. ginger (a plant, as above)
2. ginger (a spice, as above)

Derived terms

• ingefærøl

References

• “ingefær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.