Danish

Noun

appelsin c (singular definite appelsinen, plural indefinite appelsiner)

1. An orange, a fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis.

   Vil du have en appelsin?

   Do you want an orange?

Alternative forms

• abelsin (obsolete)

Derived terms

• appelsinjuice
• appelsinkanon
• få en appelsin i turbanen

Inflection

References

• “appelsin” in Den Danske Ordbog
• "appelsin" entry on sproget.dk

Norwegian Bokmål

appelsin

Etymology

Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch, Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German appelsine ‎(“Chinese apple; apple from China”) (compare German Apfelsine) (appel + sin shortening of China), calque of French pomme de Sine ‎(“apple from China”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑpl̩ˈsiːn/

Noun

appelsin m ‎(definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsiner, definite plural appelsinene)

1. orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis

   Her, ta deg en appelsin, yndlingsfrukten min.

   Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.

Synonyms

• oransje

References

• “appelsin” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “appelsin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• "appelsin" entry on sproget.dk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch, Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German appelsine ‎(“Chinese apple; apple from China”) (compare German Apfelsine) (appel + sin shortening of China), calque of French pomme de Sine ‎(“apple from China”)

Noun

appelsin m ‎(definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsinar, definite plural appelsinane)

1. orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis

   Her, ta deg ein appelsin, yndlingsfrukta mi.

   Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.

Synonyms

• oransje

References

• “appelsin” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “appelsin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• "appelsin" entry on sproget.dk