Apfelsine

Etymology

Via Low German Appelsina, from Dutch appelsina (cp. appelsien, for which now usually sinaasappel). So named because of their introduction to Europe from China (Latin Sīna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌapfəlˈziːnə/, [ˌapfəlˈziːnə], [ˌapɸəl-], [ˌapfl̩-], [ˌapɸl̩-]
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Hyphenation: Ap‧fel‧si‧ne

Noun

Apfelsine f (genitive Apfelsine, plural Apfelsinen, diminutive Apfelsinchen n)

(regional, chiefly northern and central Germany, fruit) orange
Synonym: Orange

Declension

Declension of Apfelsine [feminine]

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Hypernyms

Zitrusfrucht

Related terms

Apfelsinenbaum, Apfelsinengarten, Apfelsinenplantage
Apfelsinensaft, Apfelsinenschale, Apfelsinenscheibe

Descendants

→ Kashubian: apfelzyna
→ Silesian: apluzina

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Apfelsine	die	Apfelsinen
genitive	einer	der	Apfelsine	der	Apfelsinen
dative	einer	der	Apfelsine	den	Apfelsinen
accusative	eine	die	Apfelsine	die	Apfelsinen