apelsīns
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See also: apelsins
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Apparently borrowed from Low German Appelsina, from Dutch appelsien (now usually sinaasappel), from China and appel, i.e. originally “China apple” (oranges were originally brought to Europe from China).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]apelsīns m (1st declension)
- orange (subtropical fruit tree of genus Citrus, esp. Citrus sinensis, with round, succulent, aromatic fruits)
- apelsīnu sugas, ziedi ― orange species, flowers
- kultivēt apelsīnus ― to cultivate oranges (= orange trees)
- no Ķīnas citronu, apelsīnu un citu radniecīgu augļu koku kultivēšana pārgāja uz Indiju ― the cultivation of lemons, oranges and other related fruit trees went from China to India
- orange (the fruit of that tree)
- apelsīnu sula ― orange juice
- nomizot, sadalīt apelsīnu ― to peel, to split an orange
- “tas jau apelsīns...” viņš teica lēnām... bālie pirkstiņi lobīja suloto, viņa dzīvē visai reto augli ― “so this is an orange...” he said slowly... his pale fingers were splitting the succulent fruit, so rare in his life
Declension
[edit]Declension of apelsīns (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | apelsīns | apelsīni |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | apelsīnu | apelsīnus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | apelsīna | apelsīnu |
dative (datīvs) | apelsīnam | apelsīniem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | apelsīnu | apelsīniem |
locative (lokatīvs) | apelsīnā | apelsīnos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | apelsīn | apelsīni |
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Latvian terms borrowed from Low German
- Latvian terms derived from Low German
- Latvian terms derived from Dutch
- Latvian terms with audio pronunciation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian first declension nouns
- lv:Citrus subfamily plants
- lv:Fruits
- lv:Trees