pomerans

Danish

Noun

pomerans

1. bitter orange fruit
2. bitter orange tree (Citrus aurantium)
   • 2000, Hakon Lund, Danmarks havekunst: Indtil 1800. I:

     ... citroner og pomeranser, men formentlig også laurbærtræer og lign.

     ... lemons and bitter oranges, but presumably also laurel trees and the like.

Declension

Declension of pomerans

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pomerans	pomeransen	pomeranser	pomeranserne
genitive	pomeranss	pomeransens	pomeransers	pomeransernes

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pomerancien, from German Pomeranze, from Medieval Latin pomerancium, from pomum (“fruit”) + arancia (“orange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.məˈrɑns/

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• Hyphenation: po‧me‧rans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

Noun

pomerans f (plural pomeransen, diminutive pomeransje n)

1. a felt or leather tip of a cue
2. a fruit of the bitter orange
3. a bitter orange tree, of the species Citrus ×aurantium

Synonyms

• zure sinaasappel
• bittersinaasappel