appelsinhud

Danish

Etymology

From appelsin (“orange”) +‎ hud (“skin”). Compare German Orangenhaut, Dutch sinaasappelhuid, Hungarian narancsbőr, Catalan pell de taronja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑbəlˈsiːnˌhuːd/

Noun

appelsinhud c (singular definite appelsinhuden, not used in plural form)

  1. cellulite

Inflection

Declension of appelsinhud
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative appelsinhud appelsinhuden
genitive appelsinhuds appelsinhudens

Descendants

  • → Icelandic: appelsínuhúð (calque)

References

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