persille

See also: persillé

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German petersilie, from Medieval Latin petrocilium, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) and σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).

Noun

persille c (singular definite persillen, not used in plural form)

1. parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

Inflection

Declension of persille

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	persille	persillen
genitive	persilles	persillens

References

• “persille” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German petersilie, from Medieval Latin petrocilium, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon).

Noun

persille f or m (definite singular persilla or persillen, indefinite plural persiller, definite plural persillene)

1. parsley, Petroselinum crispum

References

• “persille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “persille” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German petersilie, from Medieval Latin petrocilium, from Latin petroselinum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον (petrosélinon).

Noun

persille m (definite singular persillen, indefinite plural persillar, definite plural persillane)
persille f (definite singular persilla, indefinite plural persiller, definite plural persillene)

1. parsley, Petroselinum crispum

References

• “persille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.