appelsien

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of appel +‎ Sina (old form of China), a calque of French pomme de Sine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑpəlˈsin/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ap‧pel‧sien

Noun

appelsien f (plural appelsienen, diminutive appelsientje n)

1. (Belgium, Limburg, archaic elsewhere) orange (fruit)

   Synonym: sinaasappel

Derived terms

• appelsienenboom
• appelsiensap

Related terms

• sinaasappel

Descendants

• Negerhollands: aposin, apelsina
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: apelsina (archaic)
• → Papiamentu: apelsina, apusina, appelsina
• → Russian: апельсин (apelʹsin)
  • → Belarusian: апельсі́н (apjelʹsín)
  • → Chechen: апельсин (apelʲsin)
  • → Kazakh: апельсин (apelsin)
  • → Ukrainian: апельси́н (apelʹsýn)
• → Sranan Tongo: apresina
  • → Lokono: apresjina
  • → Aukan: apeesina
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: parsina
  • → Caribbean Javanese: jeruk prasinah
  • → Kari'na: apelisina
  • → Saramaccan: apeesína
  • → Trió: aperisina
  • → Wayana: peresinan

Limburgish

Noun

appelsiên f (plural appelsiene)

1. Veldeke spelling of Ape̩lsiin