granatäpple

Swedish

granatäpple och kärnor [pomegranate and seeds]

Etymology

granat +‎ äpple, from Latin pomum granatum (“pomegranate”), an apple with many seeds. First attested in 1541.

Noun

granatäpple n

1. a pomegranate (fruit and tree)
   • 1541, Swedish Bible translation, Song of Songs 4:13

     En Lustgård aff Granatäple medh ädhla fruchter.

     an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits

Declension

Declension of granatäpple

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	granatäpple	granatäpples
	definite	granatäpplet	granatäpplets
plural	indefinite	granatäpplen	granatäpplens
	definite	granatäpplena	granatäpplenas

Derived terms

• granatäppelkärna
• granatäppelträd

References

• “granatäpple”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “granatäpple”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)