banāns

See also: banans

Latvian

Banāns

Alternative forms

• banāna

Etymology

Via Spanish and Portuguese banana, and probably also other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Wolof banaana, via Spanish or Portuguese.

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Noun

banāns m (1st declension)

1. banana tree (tropical plant of the genus Musa, with edible elongated yellow fruits)

   banāna lapas ― banana leaves

   banānu birzis ― banana groves

2. banana (the edible elongated yellow fruits of this plant)

   banānu ķekari ― banana bunches

   banānu milti ― banana flour

   ananasi, banāni, mango, granātāboli un citi tropu augļi - sulīgi, smaržīgi, saules pilni ― pineapples, bananas, mangos, pomegranates and other tropical fruits are juicy, tasty, and full of sun

   Mārītei Zanda iedeva vaska dzeltenu banānu ― Zanda gave Mārīte a yellow wax banana

Declension

Declension of banāns (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	banāns	banāni
genitive	banāna	banānu
dative	banānam	banāniem
accusative	banānu	banānus
instrumental	banānu	banāniem
locative	banānā	banānos
vocative	banān	banāni