appelsína

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish appelsin, possibly derived from Dutch appelsien (“orange”, literally “Chinese apple”), a calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈahpɛlˌsiːna/

Noun

appelsína f (genitive singular appelsínu, nominative plural appelsínur)

  1. orange (fruit)
    Synonym: glóaldin

Declension

Declension of appelsína (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative appelsína appelsínan appelsínur appelsínurnar
accusative appelsínu appelsínuna appelsínur appelsínurnar
dative appelsínu appelsínunni appelsínum appelsínunum
genitive appelsínu appelsínunnar appelsína appelsínanna

Derived terms

  • appelsín
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