oranje
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch oranje, from Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Latin arancia, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
oranje (attributive oranje, comparative oranjier, superlative oranjeste)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Latin arancia, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.
The spelling was subsequently influenced by Middle French orange.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
oranje (comparative oranjer, superlative meest oranje or oranjest)
- orange
- De hemel is oranje tijdens zonsondergang. ― The sky is orange during sunset.
- Ik heb een oranje tas. ― I have an orange bag.
- Het nationale team draagt oranje shirts. ― The national team wears orange shirts.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of oranje | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | oranje | |||
| inflected | oranje | |||
| comparative | oranjer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | oranje | oranjer | het oranjest het oranjeste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | oranje | oranjere | oranjeste |
| n. sing. | oranje | oranjer | oranjeste | |
| plural | oranje | oranjere | oranjeste | |
| definite | oranje | oranjere | oranjeste | |
| partitive | oranjes | oranjers | — | |
Noun edit
oranje n (uncountable)
- the color orange
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
| wit | grijs | zwart |
| rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
| groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
| blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
| violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
Manx edit
Noun edit
oranje f (genitive singular oranje, plural oranjeyn)
- orange (fruit)