fersken

== Danish == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): [ˈfaɐ̯sɡ̊ən], [ˈfaɐ̯sɡ̊ŋ̩] === Noun === fersken c (singular definite ferskenen or fersknen, plural indefinite ferskener or ferskner) peach (tree, fruit and color) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Faroese: ferska → Icelandic: ferskja → Norwegian Bokmål: fersken → Norwegian Nynorsk: fersken ==== See also ==== fersken on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da === References === “fersken” in Den Danske Ordbog “fersken” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'. ==== Noun ==== fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskener, definite plural ferskenene) peach (tree) peach (fruit) === Etymology 2 === In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk. ==== Noun ==== fersken (indeclinable) the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed ===== Usage notes ===== Only occurs in the phrase på fersken. ===== Related terms ===== ferske (verb) === References === “fersken” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Latin persica via German Pfirsich, originally 'Persian (apple)'. ==== Noun ==== fersken m (definite singular ferskenen, indefinite plural ferskenar, definite plural ferskenane) peach (tree) peach (fruit) === Etymology 2 === In the phrases på fersken / på fersk gjerning, from the adjective fersk. ==== Noun ==== fersken (indeclinable) the state of being in the act of committing a misdeed ===== Usage notes ===== Only occurs in the phrase på fersken. ===== Related terms ===== ferske (verb) === References === “fersken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.