ingefær

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German *ingibero, from Old High German gingibero, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberi, from Late Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Middle Indic, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr, literally “ginger root”).

Noun

ingefær c (singular definite ingefæren, not used in plural form)

1. ginger

Descendants

• → Faroese: ingifer
• → Icelandic: engifer

References

• “ingefær” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German ingever.

Noun

ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)

1. ginger (a plant from which ginger root is obtained: Zingiber officinale)
2. ginger (the spice obtained from ginger root)

Derived terms

• ingefærøl

References

• “ingefær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Low German ingever, and Middle Norwegian ingifer.

Noun

ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)

1. ginger (a plant, as above)
2. ginger (a spice, as above)

Derived terms

• ingefærøl

References

• “ingefær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.