ingefær
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German *ingibero, from Old High German gingibero, from Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberi, from Late Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Middle Indic, from Old Tamil (iṅci) (vēr, literally “ginger root”).
Noun
ingefær c (singular definite ingefæren, not used in plural form)
Descendants
References
- “ingefær” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Low German ingever.
Noun
ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)
- ginger (a plant from which ginger root is obtained: Zingiber officinale)
- ginger (the spice obtained from ginger root)
Derived terms
References
- “ingefær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Low German ingever, and Middle Norwegian ingifer.
Noun
ingefær m (definite singular ingefæren)
Derived terms
References
- “ingefær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.