appelsína
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish appelsin, possibly derived from Dutch appelsien (“orange”, literally “Chinese apple”), a calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”).
Pronunciation
Noun
appelsína f (genitive singular appelsínu, nominative plural appelsínur)
- orange (fruit)
Declension
declension of appelsína
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | appelsína | appelsínan | appelsínur | appelsínurnar |
| accusative | appelsínu | appelsínuna | appelsínur | appelsínurnar |
| dative | appelsínu | appelsínunni | appelsínum | appelsínunum |
| genitive | appelsínu | appelsínunnar | appelsína | appelsínanna |
Synonyms
- (orange): glóaldin