aprikos

See also: Aprikos

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, plums), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkĭ́ā, apricot tree), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókĭon), from (Late Latin persica) Latin praecocia (literally over-ripe (peaches)), (mālum) praecoquum (literally over-ripe (apple)). See English apricot for more info.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑprɪkuːs/
  • Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

aprikos m (definite singular aprikosen, indefinite plural aprikoser, definite plural aprikosene)

  1. apricot (fruit)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, plums), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkĭ́ā, apricot tree), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókĭon), from (Late Latin persica) Latin praecocia (literally over-ripe (peaches)), (mālum) praecoquum (literally over-ripe (apple)). See English apricot for more info.

Noun

aprikos m (definite singular aprikosen, indefinite plural aprikosar, definite plural aprikosane)

  1. apricot (fruit)

References

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aprikose, from Dutch abrikoos, from Middle French abricots, plural of abricot, from Catalan albercoc, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq), from Latin praecocia, form of praecox.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aprikos c

  1. (fruit) apricot
  2. apricot (color/colour)

Declension

Declension of aprikos
nominative genitive
singular indefinite aprikos aprikos
definite aprikosen aprikosens
plural indefinite aprikoser aprikosers
definite aprikoserna aprikosernas

Adjective

aprikos (comparative mer aprikos, superlative mest aprikos)

  1. apricot (color/colour)
    Synonym: aprikosfärgad

Declension

Inflection of aprikos
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular aprikos mer aprikos mest aprikos
neuter singular aprikost mer aprikost mest aprikost
plural aprikosa mer aprikosa mest aprikosa
masculine plural2 aprikose mer aprikosa mest aprikosa
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 aprikose mer aprikose mest aprikose
all aprikosa mer aprikosa mest aprikosa

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

  • aprikosmarmelad