appelsínuhúð

Icelandic

Etymology

Composed of appelsína +‎ húð, literally “skin like that of an orange”. Calque of Danish appelsinhud. Compare Dutch sinaasappelhuid, Catalan pell de taronja, Hungarian narancsbőr.

Noun

appelsínuhúð f (genitive singular appelsínuhúðar, no plural)

  1. cellulite

Declension

Declension of appelsínuhúð (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative appelsínuhúð appelsínuhúðin
accusative appelsínuhúð appelsínuhúðina
dative appelsínuhúð appelsínuhúðinni
genitive appelsínuhúðar appelsínuhúðarinnar
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