ananass
See also: ananāss
Estonian
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Split_ananas.jpg/200px-Split_ananas.jpg)
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Tupi nanas (“excellent fruit”) or Guaraní naná, through Portuguese ananás.
Noun
ananass (genitive ananassi, partitive ananassi)
Declension
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Icelandic
Noun
Latvian
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Pineapple_Oahu.jpg/250px-Pineapple_Oahu.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Abacaxi_%28Ananas_comosus%29_2014-07-14_20-40.jpg/250px-Abacaxi_%28Ananas_comosus%29_2014-07-14_20-40.jpg)
Alternative forms
Etymology
From German Ananas, from Portuguese ananás, originally from Old Tupi nanas (“excellent fruit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ananass m (1st declension)
- pineapple (tropical plant with big, juicy, aromatic fruit, esp. Ananas comosus)
- ananasu plantācijas ― pineapple plantations
- kultivēt ananasus ― to cultivate pineapples
- svarīgs kultūraugs ir ananass, kas savvaļā aug Vidusamerikā ― the pineapple, which grows wild in Central America, is an important crop
- pineapple (the fruit of this plant)
- ananasu sula ― pineapple juice
- konservēti ananasi ― canned pineapples
Declension
Declension of ananass (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | ananass | ananasi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | ananasu | ananasus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | ananasa | ananasu |
dative (datīvs) | ananasam | ananasiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | ananasu | ananasiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | ananasā | ananasos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | ananas | ananasi |
Categories:
- Estonian terms derived from Old Tupi
- Estonian terms derived from Portuguese
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian nouns
- et:Fruits
- Latvian terms borrowed from German
- Latvian terms derived from German
- Latvian terms derived from Portuguese
- Latvian terms derived from Old Tupi
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian terms with audio links
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian first declension nouns
- lv:Bromeliads
- lv:Fruits