Clementine

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See also: clementine, Clémentine, and clémentine

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛməntaɪn/, /ˈklɛməntiːn/

Etymology 1

From Latin clēmentīnus,[1] from Late Latin Clēmens (“Clement”) (genitive Clēmentis) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”), from clēmens (“merciful”).

Adjective

Clementine (comparative more Clementine, superlative most Clementine)

  1. Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From French Clémentine, from Clément (“Clement”) + -ine (feminine suffix), from Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”).

Proper noun

Clementine

  1. A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement.
    • 1884, debated authorship, Oh My Darling Clementine (a ballad):
      Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine!
      Thou were lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “Clementine, adj. and n.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French clémentine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klemɛnˈtiːnə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Cle‧men‧ti‧ne

Noun

Clementine f (genitive Clementine, plural Clementinen)

  1. clementine (type of small, sweet orange)

Usage notes

  • The spelling Clementine has been an optional spelling since 2011.

Declension

Declension of Clementine
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Clementine die Clementinen
genitive einer der Clementine der Clementinen
dative einer der Clementine den Clementinen
accusative eine die Clementine die Clementinen

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Noun

Clementine f (plural Clementinnen)

  1. clementine
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