fersken

Danish

fersken

Etymology

From Old Danish persik, pirsen, from Vulgar Latin pessica, from Latin malus persica (“Persian apple”), from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) Περσικόν (Persikón, “Persian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrskən/, [ˈfæɐ̯sɡ̊ən]

Noun

fersken c (singular definite ferskenen or fersknen, plural indefinite ferskener or ferskner)

1. peach (tree, fruit and color)

Declension

Declension of fersken

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fersken	ferskenen fersknen	ferskener ferskner	ferskenerne fersknerne
genitive	ferskens	ferskenens fersknens	ferskeners ferskners	ferskenernes fersknernes

Descendants

• → Faroese: ferska

See also

• fersken on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

References

• “fersken” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.

Noun

fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskener, definite plural ferskenene)

1. peach (tree)
2. peach (fruit)

Etymology 2

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

Noun

fersken (indeclinable)

1. the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed

Usage notes

Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.

Related terms

• ferske (verb)

References

• “fersken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.

Noun

fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskenar, definite plural ferskenane)

1. peach (tree)
2. peach (fruit)

Etymology 2

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

Noun

fersken (indeclinable)

1. the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed

Usage notes

Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.

Related terms

• ferske (verb)

References

• “fersken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.