fersken

From Old Danish persic, borrowed via Middle Low German persik from Late Latin (mālum) Persicum (“Persian apple”), a calque of Ancient Greek μῆλον Περσικόν (mêlon Persikón, “Persian apple”). Cognate with Swedish persika, German Pfirsich and French pêche (whence English peach).

The modern Danish form with f- has been influenced by German Pfirsich.

• IPA^(key): ,

fersken c (singular definite ferskenen or fersknen, plural indefinite ferskener or ferskner)

1. peach (tree, fruit and color)

• → Faroese: ferska
• → Icelandic: ferskja
• → Norwegian Bokmål: fersken
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: fersken

• fersken on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

• “fersken” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fersken” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

fersken

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From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.

fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskener, definite plural ferskenene)

1. peach (tree)
2. peach (fruit)

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

fersken (indeclinable)

1. the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed

Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.

• ferske (verb)

• “fersken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

fersken

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.

fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskenar, definite plural ferskenane)

1. peach (tree)
2. peach (fruit)

In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.

fersken (indeclinable)

1. the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed

Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.

• ferske (verb)

• “fersken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.