Apfelsine
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via Low German Appelsina, from Dutch appelsina (cp. appelsien, for which now usually sinaasappel). So named because of their introduction to Europe from China (Latin Sīna).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌapfəlˈziːnə/, [ˌapfəlˈziːnə], [ˌapɸəl-], [ˌapfl̩-], [ˌapɸl̩-]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ap‧fel‧si‧ne
Noun
[edit]Apfelsine f (genitive Apfelsine, plural Apfelsinen, diminutive Apfelsinchen n)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Apfelsine [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Apfelsine | die | Apfelsinen |
genitive | einer | der | Apfelsine | der | Apfelsinen |
dative | einer | der | Apfelsine | den | Apfelsinen |
accusative | eine | die | Apfelsine | die | Apfelsinen |
Derived terms
[edit]- Apfelsinenbaum, Apfelsinengarten, Apfelsinenplantage
- Apfelsinensaft, Apfelsinenschale, Apfelsinenscheibe
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Apfelsine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Apfelsine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Apfelsine” in Duden online
- Apfelsine on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de