appelsin

Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch appelsien or German Low German Appelsin f (“Chinese apple; apple from China”), compare German Apfelsine. It is a calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”).

• IPA^(key): [ɑb̥l̩ˈsiːˀn]

appelsin c (singular definite appelsinen, plural indefinite appelsiner)

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

   Vil du have en appelsin?

   Would you like an orange?

• abelsin (obsolete)

• appelsinjuice
• appelsinkanon
• få en appelsin i turbanen

• → Greenlandic: appelsiina

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

From either Low German appelsine, or from Dutch sinaasappel, appelsien (“Chinese apple; apple from China”).

• IPA^(key): /ɑpl̩ˈsiːn/

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

1. orange, the fruit from the tree Citrus sinensis [from late 17^thc.]

   Her, ta deg en appelsin, yndlingsfrukten min.

   Here, take an orange, my favourite fruit.

• “appelsin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “appelsin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “appelsin” in Store norske leksikon

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

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.

• Was considered also grammatically feminine prior to 1959.

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