aubergine

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English

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the aubergine”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “the plant that cures the wind”), cognate with Malayalam വഴുതന (vaḻutana). Doublet of brinjal.

Pronunciation

Noun

aubergine (plural aubergines)

  1. (British, Ireland) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
  2. (British, Ireland) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  3. A dark purple colour; eggplant.
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bislama: obesin

Translations

eggplant — see eggplant

Danish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “eggplant”, literally “the plant that cures the wind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /obɛrsjiːnə/, , ,

Noun

aubergine c (singular definite auberginen, plural indefinite auberginer)

  1. eggplant, aubergine (fruit, plant, color)

Inflection

Declension of aubergine
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aubergine auberginen auberginer auberginerne
genitive aubergines auberginens auberginers auberginernes

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “eggplant”, literally “the plant that cures the wind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoːbɛrˈʒinə/, /ˌoːbərˈʒinə/
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  • Hyphenation: au‧ber‧gi‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

aubergine f (plural aubergines, diminutive auberginetje n)

  1. an aubergine, an eggplant (plant), Solanum melongena
    Hypernym: nachtschade
  2. the fruit of the eggplant, an aubergine (fruit)
  3. aubergine, eggplant (color)

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French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “eggplant”, literally “the plant that cures the wind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

aubergine f (plural aubergines)

  1. eggplant; aubergine
    Synonym: (Louisiana) brème
  2. (historical) a French female traffic warden (from the colour of their uniforms; more recently pervenche)

Descendants

Further reading

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔbɛrˈɕɪn/, /ɔbɛrˈɕiːn/

Noun

aubergine c

  1. eggplant, aubergine (fruit, plant, color)
    Synonyms: äggplanta, äggört

Declension

Declension of aubergine 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aubergine auberginen auberginer auberginerna
Genitive aubergines auberginens auberginers auberginernas

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