banāns

See also: banans

Latvian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Via Spanish and Portuguese banana, and probably also other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Wolof banaana, via Spanish or Portuguese.

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Noun

banāns m (1st declension)

  1. banana tree (tropical plant of the genus Musa, with edible elongated yellow fruits)
    banāna lapas ― banana leaves
    banānu birzis ― banana groves
  2. banana (the edible elongated yellow fruits of this plant)
    banānu ķekari ― banana bunches
    banānu milti ― banana flour
    ananasi, banāni, mango, granātāboli un citi tropu augļi - sulīgi, smaržīgi, saules pilni ― pineapples, bananas, mangos, pomegranates and other tropical fruits are juicy, tasty, and full of sun
    Mārītei Zanda iedeva vaska dzeltenu banānu ― Zanda gave Mārīte a yellow wax banana

Declension

Declension of banāns (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative banāns banāni
genitive banāna banānu
dative banānam banāniem
accusative banānu banānus
instrumental banānu banāniem
locative banānā banānos
vocative banān banāni
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