Apfelsine

== German == === 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-] 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 ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Zitrusfrucht ==== Related terms ==== Apfelsinenbaum, Apfelsinengarten, Apfelsinenplantage Apfelsinensaft, Apfelsinenschale, Apfelsinenscheibe ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: apfelzyna → Silesian: apluzina === Further reading === “Apfelsine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Apfelsine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Apfelsine” in Duden online Apfelsine on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de