fersken
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fersken c (singular definite ferskenen or fersknen, plural indefinite ferskener or ferskner)
- peach (tree, fruit and color)
Declension[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fersken | ferskenen fersknen |
ferskener ferskner |
ferskenerne fersknerne |
genitive | ferskens | ferskenens fersknens |
ferskeners ferskners |
ferskenernes fersknernes |
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
- fersken on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
References[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.
Noun[edit]
fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskener, definite plural ferskenene)
Etymology 2[edit]
In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.
Noun[edit]
fersken (indeclinable)
- the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed
Usage notes[edit]
Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.
Related terms[edit]
- ferske (verb)
References[edit]
- “fersken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'.
Noun[edit]
fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskenar, definite plural ferskenane)
Etymology 2[edit]
In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk.
Noun[edit]
fersken (indeclinable)
- the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed
Usage notes[edit]
Only occurs in the phrase på fersken.
Related terms[edit]
- ferske (verb)
References[edit]
- “fersken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Danish terms derived from Old Danish
- Danish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Late Latin
- Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Colors
- da:Fruits
- da:Plants
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Fruits
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Fruits