Clementine

See also: clementine, Clémentine, and clémentine

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛməntaɪn/, /ˈklɛməntiːn/

Etymology 1

From Latin clēmentīnus, from Late Latin Clēmens (“Clement”) (genitive Clēmentis) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”), from clēmens (“merciful”).

Adjective

Clementine (comparative more Clementine, superlative most Clementine)

1. Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate).

Derived terms

• Clementine literature

Related terms

• clementine

Etymology 2

From French Clémentine, from Clément (“Clement”) + -ine (feminine suffix), from Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”).

Proper noun

Clementine

1. A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement. [from 19th c.]
   • 1884, debated authorship, Oh My Darling Clementine (a ballad):

     Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine!
     Thou were lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Derived terms

• Clem (diminutive)

German

Alternative forms

• Klementine

Etymology

Borrowed from French clémentine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klemɛnˈtiːnə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Cle‧men‧ti‧ne

Noun

Clementine f (genitive Clementine, plural Clementinen)

1. clementine (type of small, sweet orange)

Usage notes

• The spelling Clementine has been an optional spelling since 2011.

Declension

Declension of Clementine [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Clementine	die	Clementinen
genitive	einer	der	Clementine	der	Clementinen
dative	einer	der	Clementine	den	Clementinen
accusative	eine	die	Clementine	die	Clementinen

Further reading

• “Clementine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Clementine” in Duden online
• “Clementine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Luxembourgish

Noun

Clementine f (plural Clementinnen)

1. clementine