cytrus

Polish

cytrusy

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zitrus(pflanze), from Latin citrus, from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros). Doublet of cedr, cedrat, cytron, cytryn, and cytryna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɨ.trus/

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• Rhymes: -ɨtrus
• Syllabification: cy‧trus

Noun

cytrus m inan

1. citrus (shrub or tree)
2. citrus fruit

Declension

Declension of cytrus

	singular	plural
nominative	cytrus	cytrusy
genitive	cytrusa	cytrusów
dative	cytrusowi	cytrusom
accusative	cytrus/cytrusa	cytrusy
instrumental	cytrusem	cytrusami
locative	cytrusie	cytrusach
vocative	cytrusie	cytrusy

Derived terms

adjective

• cytrusowy

 

Further reading

• cytrus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cytrus in Polish dictionaries at PWN