Borrowed from Danish ingefær, 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 (compare Pali siṅgivera, Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera)) (influenced by शृङ्गं (śṛṅgaṃ, “horn”)), from Old Tamil (iṅci) (vēr, literally “ginger root”) (mod. Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci) வேர் (vēr)).
ingifer n (genitive singular ingifers, uncountable)
| Declension of ingifer (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ingifer | ingiferið |
| accusative | ingifer | ingiferið |
| dative | ingiferi | ingiferinum |
| genitive | ingifers | ingifersins |
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