Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch appelsien or German Low German Appelsin f (“Chinese apple; apple from China”), compare German Apfelsine. It is a calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”).
appelsin c (singular definite appelsinen, plural indefinite appelsiner)
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nominative | appelsin | appelsinen | appelsiner | appelsinerne |
genitive | appelsins | appelsinens | appelsiners | appelsinernes |
From either Low German appelsine, or from Dutch sinaasappel, appelsien (“Chinese apple; apple from China”).
appelsin m (definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsiner, definite plural appelsinene)
Loan word from late 17th century from either Dutch appelsine (“Chinese apple; apple from China”), Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Appelsin f (“Chinese apple; apple from China”) (compare German Low German Appelsina, German Apfelsine), calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”)
appelsin m (definite singular appelsinen, indefinite plural appelsinar, definite plural appelsinane)