ingefær

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle High German *ingibero, from Old High German gingibero, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberi, from Late Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Middle Indic, from Old Tamil [script needed] (iṅci) [script needed] (vēr, literally ginger root).

Noun

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ingefær c (singular definite ingefæren, not used in plural form)

  1. ginger

Descendants

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  • Faroese: ingifer
  • Icelandic: engifer

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From German Low German ingever.

Noun

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ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)

  1. ginger (a plant from which ginger root is obtained: Zingiber officinale)
  2. ginger (the spice obtained from ginger root)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From German Low German ingever, and Middle Norwegian ingifer.

Noun

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ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)

  1. ginger (a plant, as above)
  2. ginger (a spice, as above)

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