aprikos

See also: Aprikos

Norwegian Bokmål

aprikos

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókion), 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

• “aprikos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókion), 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

• “aprikos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aprikose, from Dutch abrikoos, from French abricots, plural of abricot, from Portuguese albricoque or Spanish albaricoque, 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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	aprikos	aprikosen	aprikoser	aprikoserna
Genitive	aprikos	aprikosens	aprikosers	aprikosernas

Adjective

aprikos (comparative mer aprikos, superlative mest aprikos)

1. apricot (color/colour)

   Synonym: aprikosfärgad

Declension

Inflection of aprikos
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	aprikos	mer aprikos	mest aprikos
Neuter singular	aprikost	mer aprikost	mest aprikost
Plural	aprikosa	mer aprikosa	mest aprikosa
Masculine plural3	aprikose	mer aprikosa	mest aprikosa
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	aprikose	mer aprikose	mest aprikose
All	aprikosa	mer aprikosa	mest aprikosa
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• aprikosmarmelad