Banane

See also: banane and banané

German

Alternative forms

  • Banana (obsolete; until 19th c.)

Etymology

    16th century, from Portuguese banana, from a Niger-Congo language of West Africa. A further origin from Arabic بَنان (banān, “fingertips”) has been considered, but there is no particular reason to believe the similarity to be anything but coincidental. (The use of بنان for “banana” in Maghrebi Arabic dialects is borrowed from European languages.) The German form in -e is attested from the 19th century, though it may be somewhat older in speech.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /baˈnaːnə/
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    Noun

    Banane f (genitive Banane, plural Bananen, diminutive Banänchen n)

    1. banana (fruit or tree)

    Declension

    Declension of Banane [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Banane die Bananen
    genitive einer der Banane der Bananen
    dative einer der Banane den Bananen
    accusative eine die Banane die Bananen

    Descendants

    • → Estonian: banaan
    • → Hunsrik: Banann

    Further reading

    • “Banane” in Duden online
    • “Banane” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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