arbus

Swedish

Etymology

From Russian арбу́з (arbúz) (compare Finnish arbuusi), from Tatar карбыз (qarbız), from Persian خربز (xarboz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Finland) /ɑrˈbʉːs/

Noun

arbus c

1. (Finland, dialectal) watermelon

Declension

Declension of arbus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	arbus	arbus
	definite	arbusen	arbusens
plural	indefinite	arbuser	arbusers
	definite	arbuserna	arbusernas

Synonyms

• vattenmelon

References

• arbus in Finlandssvensk ordbok
• arbus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• brusa, bursa, busar